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Thunder Force III

Thunder Force III is a scrolling shooter game developed by Technosoft. It is the third chapter in the Thunder Force series. It was released in 1990 in Japan, Europe and the United States for the Sega Genesis…

8 June 1990

Thunder Force III is a shooter developed by Technosoft, released 8 June 1990 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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What Thunder Force III is

Thunder Force III is a shooter game developed by Technosoft and released in 1990. It was published by Sega. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Thunder Force III takes place about 100 years after Thunder Force and directly after Thunder Force II. Despite their successes, the Galaxy Federation has not been faring well in their battle against the ORN Empire. ORN has installed cloaking devices on five major planets in their space territory that conceal their main base, making it difficult for the Galaxy Federation to locate and attack their headquarters. In addition, ORN has built a remote defense system to protect itself named Cerberus, which is especially efficient at neutralizing large ships and fleets. Knowing this, the Galaxy Federation creates the FIRE LEO-03 Styx; a craft small enough to avoid detection by Cerberus, yet…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Thunder Force III come out?
Thunder Force III was released on 8 June 1990 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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