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

Play Time	TurboGrafx-16	Jun, 1991	95 out of 100	95
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Feb, 1989	9 out of 10	90
The Games Machine (UK)	Atari ST	Feb, 1989	84 out of 100	84
Power Play	Atari ST	Jan, 1989	70 out of 100	70
Retrogaming.it	Commodore 64	Jul 25, 2008	7 out of 10	70
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Feb, 1989	69 out of 100	69
Génération 4	TurboGrafx-16	Feb, 1991	69 out of 100	69
Nintendo-Online.de	Nintendo 3DS	Jun 09, 2015	6 out of 10	60
All Game Guide	SEGA Master System	2007		50
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	TurboGrafx-16	Mar, 1991	46 out of 100	46

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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).