Hazard Ball (ハザード・ボール Hazādo Bōru) is an enemy in Life Force and Salamander. They also appear in Salamander (MSX).
Description
These balls appear mostly during the fight against Fortress Valis and Death, where they are shot by the cores and they bounce around the screen. In the MSX version of Salamander, they can also be found in the final stage, Crush Salamander, bouncing on the walls.
The Hazard balls bounce on the PC Engine's release but only once and they go offscreen but are still a threat if not careful.
They don't appear to be vulnerable to any shot, but can be destroyed if they collide with the Shield (at least in the MSX version).
In the Japanese version of Life Force, these Hazard Balls has been resprited into Amoebas, which where Fortress Valis X and Gaw used to throw at.
Gallery
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