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Thunderbirds

Based on the live action film released in 2004 (which in turn was based on the 1960s series starring marionettes), Thunderbirds stars Alan, Tin-Tin, and Fermat, three children whose guardians are part of the…

10 August 2004

Thunderbirds is a puzzle developed by Saffire, released 10 August 2004 on Game Boy Advance.

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What Thunderbirds is

Thunderbirds is a puzzle game developed by Saffire and released in 2004. It was published by Vivendi Universal Games. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Join Alan Tracy, an aspiring top-secret agent, and his friends on a quest to capture a master criminal. You'll control the Thunderbirds' fleet of highly advanced vehicles to travel across the globe and into outer space. In your missions, you'll visit International Rescue's secret island base, battle an oil well fire in Alaska, blast off to the Thunderbirds' space station, explore the bottom of the sea, and more. Race through dangerous terrain in Flight mode, and complete missions and solve puzzles in Adventure mode.
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Thunderbirds series

Thunderbirds is the fourth of 4 entries we hold in the Thunderbirds series. It arrived 4 years after Thunderbirds. It is the most recent released entry in the series.

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What it launched against

Thunderbirds launched on 10 August 2004, within three weeks of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Doom 3, ESPN NFL 2K5 and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International.

Released around the same time: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Doom 3, ESPN NFL 2K5, World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Thunderbirds come out?
Thunderbirds was released on 10 August 2004 for Game Boy Advance.

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