The first installment in the Thunder Force series made for 32-bit consoles. As a pilot for the Thunder Force group, it's up to you to destroy an evil alien race bent on destroying the Earth and all of its inhabitants. As in its predecessors, the gameplay is fast and furious, with more powerful weapons. All weapons now have an extra powerful blast mode, triggered by holding down the fire button. Sprites have been forfeited in favour of 2D polygons made possible by the new platform. The musical score contains a lot of techno rearrangements of old Thunder Force themes. In spite of all the changes, Thunder Force V aims to please fans of old-schoolers by not abandoning concepts and details introduced in earlier games in the series.

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Alternate Titles

"Thunder Force V" -- Saturn Title

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Thunder Force V: Perfect System	PlayStation	$35.00
	Thunder Force V: Perfect System
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One of the best games I have ever played!!!

Josh Haggard (2)

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The Press Says

GameSpot	Aug 31, 1998	8.2 out of 10	82
HonestGamers	Mar 22, 2011	8 out of 10	80
PSX Nation	Oct 30, 1998	78 out of 100	78
The Video Game Critic	May 10, 2000	B	75
Freak	Jan, 1999	70 out of 100	70
All Game Guide	1998		60

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Trivia

The "Perfect System" subtitle was only applied to the PlayStation version of Thunder Force V. Why? Because the PlayStation version offered several improvements over the original Sega Saturn version, including slightly faster speed, a true final boss, extra bonuses, and analog control. Thus, the PlayStation version was the "perfect" Thunder Force V.

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This entry was contributed by Satoshi Kunsai (1826) and Игги Друге (31894)