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Thunderbolt II

Thunderbolt II is an unlicensed vertical scrolling shoot-'em-up released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1995. There is not thought to have been a Thunderbolt I - more likely it is borrowing its name from Raiden…

31 December 1995

Thunderbolt II is a shooter developed by Ming Super Chip Electronic, released 31 December 1995 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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What Thunderbolt II is

Thunderbolt II is a shooter game developed by Ming Super Chip Electronic and released in 1995. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Thunderbolt II is an unlicensed vertical scrolling shoot-'em-up released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1995. There is not thought to have been a Thunderbolt I - more likely it is borrowing its name from Raiden II, a 1993 arcade shooter by Seibu Kaihatsu that is a sequel to Raiden.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Thunderbolt II launched on 31 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia and Screamer.

Released around the same time: Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia, Screamer.

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When did Thunderbolt II come out?
Thunderbolt II was released on 31 December 1995 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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