| Thunder Blade | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Sega |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, Sega Master System, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum |
| Release date(s) | Arcade
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| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Media/distribution | 8-bit cartridge |
Thunder Blade (サンダーブレード Sandāburēdo) is an arcade shooter released for Sega Master System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum.
The player controls a helicopter using guns and missiles to destroy enemy tanks, helicopters, etc, to save his home country. Levels are in both a top-down or third-person perspective view. The boss levels are in the top-down view. The game also introduced the use of force feedback, where the joystick vibrates.[1] The game's plot and setting resembles the 1983 film and 1984 TV series of Blue Thunder.
Thunder Blade later got a follow-up called Super Thunder Blade.