Fire Hawk: Thexder - The Second Contact

Description

Fire Hawk: Thexder - The Second Contact is the sequel to Thexder.

The Fire Hawk robot has the same main design as Thexder: a laser, shield and the ability to transform into a jet. It's also possible to use some special weapons which can be found during the missions, such as the Flasher, (damages anything on screen) and the Stopper (freezes enemies for a while).

Levels are divided into sub-levels, with each fourth one featuring a boss fight.

Some of the main improvements compared to the original game include the ability to save a game at certain points, the ability to switch between special weapons during gameplay, and a greatly expanded high-quality soundtrack.

Alternate Titles

• "Thexder: The Second Contact" -- Alternate title (referenced in advertising copy)
• "Thexder II: Firehawk" -- Alternate title (referenced in manual)
• "Thexder 2: Firehawk" -- Informal title
• "Firehawk: Thexder -- The Second Encounter" -- Alternate title (referenced on back of box)
• "Fire Hawk" -- Alternate presentation (front box cover)

Part of the Following Group

• Thexder series

Merchant Title Platform     Fire Hawk Thexder the Second Contact DOS     Fire Hawk: Thexder - The Second Contact     Please select your country: United States Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Malaysia Malta Mexico The Netherlands New Zealand Norway Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Uruguay Vietnam Other Worldwide Not an American user?

User Reviews

A solid shooter, if somewhat repetitive.	DOS	RmM (64)
Horribly less appealing than the original.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4418)

The Press Says

There are no rankings for this game.

Forums

There are currently no topics for this game.

Trivia

Back-story

The MSX version has an introductory story sequence that is not present in the DOS port; however, the DOS version comes with a short comic book in the manual that covers the back-story.

Graphics

Like all Game Arts games republished by Sierra, the DOS version uses 640x200 graphics in EGA to its advantage by simulating 64 colors via dithering.

During installation, the game offers the option of either drawing or not drawing the backgrounds. On slower computers, not drawing the backgrounds can speed up gameplay quite a bit.

Music

During gameplay and opening/closing credits, Fire Hawk: Thexder - The Second Contact features quite a few different songs. By selecting music at the title screen, it's possible to listen to most of these songs.

Titles

The game's title is referred to by several different names in the same packaging and documentation. Refer to the Alternate Titles section of the Main Summary page for a list.

Information also contributed by Servo.