Game Info
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Developer: Data East
Publisher: Data East
Year of Release: 1991

Game Review & Impressions
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Another game from Data East which I'd never heard of, Thunder Zone is a top-down shooter which draws inspiration from Capcom's Mercs, whose own lineage goes back to the likes of Ikari Warriors and Commando before it.

Up to 4 players embark on a series of missions to rescue hostages, take down military installations and shoot a lot of bad guys in the process. It's pretty formulaic, with some tiresomely difficult bullet-sponge bosses, but it has an absolutely killer soundtrack, which goes some way to making up for the drudgery.

There's also a sizeable array of different weapons to collect along the way, my personal favourite being the flamethrower. It's short range, but incinerates most enemies in next to no time.

Chapters
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00:00 Attract mode
01:00 Mission 1
05:03 Training Stage 1
05:41 Mission 2
10:20 Mission 3
15:05 Training Stage 2
15:48 Mission 4
22:48 Final Mission
36:18 Ending

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