ThunderBlade

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Description

Aboard the lethal Gunship Gladiator helicopter, it is your job to ensure that a coup fails to install a dictator as leader.

The game features 12 levels split into three distinct styles. First of all you'll be flying over a city in your helicopter, shooting out tanks by ducking low enough to target them, but also climbing to avoid the skyscrapers in the area. The third section is viewed similarly, but sees you attempting to wipe out the planes mounted on an aircraft carrier.

The second section is viewed behind your helicopter in full 3D, and adds helicopters and planes to be shot, with dodging their bullets as you duck down to shoot the tanks being the main challenge.

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Alternate Titles

• "Thunder Blade" -- Alternate spelling
• "3D Thunder Blade" -- Nintendo 3DS title
• "サンダーブレード" -- Japanese Spelling

Part of the Following Group

• Thunder Blade series

User Reviews

A must-own classic.

SEGA Master System

Ash_1 (76)

Critic Reviews

Crash!	ZX Spectrum	Dec, 1988	91 out of 100	91
64'er	Commodore 64	Apr, 1989	13 out of 15	87
Zzap!	Amiga	Mar, 1989	80 out of 100	80
The Games Machine (UK)	SEGA Master System	Dec, 1988	76 out of 100	76
Raze	TurboGrafx-16	Mar, 1991	72 out of 100	72
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Feb, 1989	69 out of 100	69
The One	Amiga	Jan, 1989	69 out of 100	69
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	SEGA Master System	Dec, 1988	8.2 out of 12	68
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Atari ST	Jan, 1989	66 out of 100	66
Power Play	TurboGrafx-16	Mar, 1991	61 out of 100	61

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Trivia

The helicopter design is reminiscent of the copter in the Blue Thunder film by John Badham (1982) and TV series spin-off (1984).