Baldr Force EXE
Encyclopedia
Baldr Force is a 2D action-shooter game with fast action and detailed sprite characters. The game features a world in the not-so-distant future where humans are able to dive into the network, and fight using humanoid tools called "Simulacrum".
Dreamcast and PlayStation 2
versions removed the adult
scenes.
PS2 version has new voice casting, a new theme song, a new opening movie, and a new cutscene. Hyper mode, time attack mode are added to this game.
Premium pack version, available at PlayStation 2 rerelease, includes a robot figure.
Early order includes Full Remake Soundtrack CD.
As the last hacking before disbanding their group, they hacked into a military server, but soon they find this is a setup by the military to lure terrorists, and they were drawn into battle between two factions. At the end, one of Tōru Sōma's friends was killed by an unknown Simulacrum, while most of other group members have been arrested. To investigate and avenge his friend's death, Tōru Sōma accepted the offer to join the military.
. Funimation Entertainment
licensed the OVA for North American
distribution on July 21, 2007 and was released on May 20, 2008 including all 4 episodes on one DVD. Funimation released the OVA under the name Baldr Force EXE, dropping "Resolution" from the title.
Tōru Sōma knows the land of the logged-in well, for he and his fearless gang of hackers once had the run of the place. But as tragedy came to call and the group disbanded, he was forced to join the ranks of FLAK; a military organization charged with protecting the hidden data paradise deep within the vast network of servers. Indentured into service and out for revenge, Tōru cannot let go of the dead of the past even as a ghost of the present takes shape.
Tōru with the loneliness and confusion of being trapped between two worlds, there is only one question... What is reality?
Episode 2 「Again ( アゲイン / Again )」
Episode 3 「Truth ( トゥルース / Touruusu )」
Episode 4 「Rebuilt ( リビルト )」
Ending theme: "Undelete" by Kawada Mami
Baldr Force EXE
Baldr Force EXE adds following:- Bald hell mode
- New weapon: gravity field
- Super easy mode
- Bald checker 1/2 data
Dreamcast and PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
versions removed the adult
Adult
An adult is a human being or living organism that is of relatively mature age, typically associated with sexual maturity and the attainment of reproductive age....
scenes.
PS2 version has new voice casting, a new theme song, a new opening movie, and a new cutscene. Hyper mode, time attack mode are added to this game.
Premium pack version, available at PlayStation 2 rerelease, includes a robot figure.
Baldr Force "Standard Edition"
It is the PC port of the PlayStation 2 version. However, the title song is still based on the original Windows games. It includes enhanced visuals.Early order includes Full Remake Soundtrack CD.
Plot
As a hacker of the renowned hacking group "Steppenwolf", and his partners earn their living by hacking into servers and selling the information they steal.As the last hacking before disbanding their group, they hacked into a military server, but soon they find this is a setup by the military to lure terrorists, and they were drawn into battle between two factions. At the end, one of Tōru Sōma's friends was killed by an unknown Simulacrum, while most of other group members have been arrested. To investigate and avenge his friend's death, Tōru Sōma accepted the offer to join the military.
OVA
An OVA based on the game entitled, "BALDR FORCE EXE Resolution" was released on October 11, 2006. The OVA consists of 4 episodes and was directed by Takashi YamazakiTakashi Yamazaki (film director)
is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and visual effects director. He won the Best Director and Best Screenplay prizes at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2006 for Always Sanchōme no Yūhi...
. Funimation Entertainment
Funimation Entertainment
Funimation is an American entertainment company. Originally founded in 1994 by Gen Fukunaga, the company became a subsidiary of Navarre Corporation on May 11, 2005...
licensed the OVA for North American
North American
North American generally refers to an entity, people, group, or attribute of North America, especially of the United States and Canada together.-Culture:*North American English, a collective term used to describe American English and Canadian English...
distribution on July 21, 2007 and was released on May 20, 2008 including all 4 episodes on one DVD. Funimation released the OVA under the name Baldr Force EXE, dropping "Resolution" from the title.
Summary
An entire world exists unseen, a world that can be accessed only by the mind... the Wired World. A place of freedom. And occasionally a place of death.Tōru Sōma knows the land of the logged-in well, for he and his fearless gang of hackers once had the run of the place. But as tragedy came to call and the group disbanded, he was forced to join the ranks of FLAK; a military organization charged with protecting the hidden data paradise deep within the vast network of servers. Indentured into service and out for revenge, Tōru cannot let go of the dead of the past even as a ghost of the present takes shape.
Tōru with the loneliness and confusion of being trapped between two worlds, there is only one question... What is reality?
Episodes
Episode 1 「First Contact ( ファーストコンタクト / First Contact )」- Released October 11, 2006
Episode 2 「Again ( アゲイン / Again )」
- Released December 8, 2006
Episode 3 「Truth ( トゥルース / Touruusu )」
- Released February 9, 2007
Episode 4 「Rebuilt ( リビルト )」
- Released April 4, 2007
Music
Opening theme: "Face of Fact (Resolution Ver.)" by KotokoEnding theme: "Undelete" by Kawada Mami