Thunder Blade is an arcade developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., released 31 December 1987 on Nintendo 3DS, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Sega Master System/Mark III and Amiga.
What Thunder Blade is
Thunder Blade is an arcade game developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and released in 1987. It was published by NEC Avenue, Ltd.. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Sega Master System/Mark III, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX, Sharp X68000 and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A helicopter shoot-'em-up developed by Sega. The Arcade version made use of Sega's 3D super scaler technology to create city environments where the buildings would appear to have depth. The subsequent home versions sadly lacked this feature.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Thunder Blade launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
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