[2] The game has a high score feature, where the player can get point bonuses for completing optional objectives, like destroying all alien buildings.

[4] The company's co-founder Greg Follis explained that Faster Than Light was originally the title of the game, but he considered it "too good to waste".

[5] The game was the first to use "Lasermation" for the graphics, which was described by Gargoyle director Ted Heathcote as "a new technique for showing really vivid high speed animation".

According to MicroScope, the ZX Spectrum version of Light Force debuted at number two in the UK sales charts, behind Paperboy.

[14] The Spectrum version was rated number 26 in the Your Sinclair "Official Top 100 Games of All Time" list.