Mission Thunderbolt
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| Mission: Thunderbolt | |
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| Developer(s) | MegaCorp |
| Publisher(s) | MegaCorp |
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| Genre(s) | Roguelike |
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| Platform(s) | DEC, Windows, Mac OS |
Mission: Thunderbolt is a roguelike computer game with a futuristic storyline. It was originally released and tested on DEC mainframes and was later ported to both Mac OS and Windows. Mission Thunderbolt is part 1 of a four part series.
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[edit] Storyline
The world has been invaded by the alien race of the Zytts, and humans have created an underground resistance to overthrow them. In order to strike a vital blow against the invaders, the protagonist is sent to recover an anti-matter bomb that was stored in a military installation under the Appalachian Mountains.
The aliens however get there first and bring a lot of nasty creatures along with them to try and stop the human resistance from getting the anti-matter bomb.
[edit] Gameplay
There are 16 regions in the game, plus several side levels called "Warrens."
[edit] Items
During the game the player finds many different items that have various functions, such as wield, wear, throw, eat, open, close, activate, deactivate, etc. Some items have a use and some are completely useless, such as the "pile of entrails" and the "pile of rubble"
Some items have a use but you must be creative in order to find their uses. For example, you often find bones that are lying around the compound. If you give one of these bones to a wild dog, they will become friendly and help you in your quest.
Your character starts out the game with three items: a butcher knife, a damaged and unreliable laser pistol (listed as "battered" in the inventory), and a black pill.
[edit] Misc
The game is loosely based on the Dungeons and Dragons system as far as your stats go for the character's strength, dexterity, constitution, etc.
Throughout the game you find several other weapons and items to use to defend yourself and help you through the levels of the game toward your goal at level 16.
Characters that complete the original mission can be imported into JauntTrooper: Mission Firestorm (part 2 of 4). JauntTrooper: Mission Firestorm was only available on the Mac, while Thunderbolt was released for both the MacOS and Windows.
