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Thunder Blade (USA)

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 📅01/01/1988
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
Japan
26/08/1988
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Collector interest

The North American edition of Thunder Blade, Sega's helicopter aerial combat adapted from the arcade, bearing the NTSC US marking. Its desirability rests on the status of an arcade conversion spectacular for its time, alternating overhead and rear views. Collectors seek this variant for its American zone and the lasting value of an ambitious action title in the Master System catalogue.

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