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

The Games Machine (UK)	ZX Spectrum	Feb, 1989	87 out of 100	87
64'er	Commodore 64	Apr, 1989	13 out of 15	87
Zzap!	Amiga	Mar, 1989	80 out of 100	80
Retro Archives	Arcade	Aug 07, 2020	14 out of 20	70
Joystick (German)	Atari ST	Mar, 1989	7 out of 10	70
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Feb, 1989	69 out of 100	69
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Amstrad CPC	Jan, 1989	8.2 out of 12	68
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Commodore 64	Jan, 1989	6.4 out of 12	53
Retro Archives	SEGA Master System	Aug 07, 2020	10 out of 20	50
Retro Archives	Amstrad CPC	Aug 07, 2020	6.5 out of 20	32

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Trivia

The Commodore 64 version came with a 'Art of Noise' (electronic music) mix tape. They were very popular dance music collective in the eighties apparently!