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Thunder Blade (Japan)

Sega Master System
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1988
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Thunder Blade adapts the Sega arcade vertical shoot to Master System at the controls of an armed helicopter. The 8 bit conversion loses visual effects but keeps the arcade's hybrid vertical and behind view formula. Honest for 8 bit helicopter shoot fans, in line with Sega genre average.

Your verdict
Category
Rail Shooter 1 player 7+
Description
Helicopter shoot em up game on Master System.

Thunder Blade review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,11 MB 📅26/08/1988
Published by Sega

Thunder Blade (Master System) price, value & rarity

Common
Q1 loose
 $8 Q6 complete
 $15 Q10 new
 $42 !
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Other versions
Thunder Blade
Europe
01/01/1988
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Thunder Blade
USA
01/01/1988
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Collector interest

A Japanese pressing of Thunder Blade, Sega's helicopter aerial-combat game adapted from the arcade, on the original Japanese market. Spectacular for its time through its staging and alternating views, it benefits from a sought regional case and a more restricted local distribution. Its desirability rests on that status as a Japanese variant of a landmark arcade title, prized by collectors attentive to original editions.

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