Thunder Blade (1987)

Developer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Publisher: U.S. Gold, NEC Avenue, Ltd., Sharp, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Platforms: Arcade, Sharp X68000, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Nintendo 3DS, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, DOS
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Rating: 3.5 of 5, 10 player ratings

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How it feels

A Sega arcade helicopter shoot-em-up with scaling city environments and relentless enemy waves.

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About

A helicopter shoot-'em-up developed by Sega. The Arcade version made use of Sega's 3D super scaler technology to create city environments where the buildings would appear to have depth. The subsequent home versions sadly lacked this feature.

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