Thunder Fox
Developer(s)Taito
Publisher(s)Taito
Designer(s)Hiroyuki Maekawa
Programmer(s)Wolf Kato
Youichi Oki
Takahiro Natani
Artist(s)Noritaka Kawamoto
Nishikawa
Kenji Hazama
Minako Morimoto
Koji Omae
Takashi Yamada
Seiji Kawagishi
Composer(s)Kazuko Umino
Platform(s)Arcade, Mega Drive
ReleaseJune 1990: Arcade[1]
1991: Mega Drive
Genre(s)Run and gun

Thunder Fox (サンダーフォックス) is a run and gun video game created by Taito. It was released in arcades in 1990 and for the Mega Drive in 1991.

Plot

In the year 199X, the world was lost in a vortex of terror. Malicious terrorism gripped the land, the sky, and the sea. There were two brave men who fought against this reign of violence. They were the anti-terrorism team, "THUNDER FOX."

Gameplay

Thunder Fox is a horizontally scrolling shooter, where the players take control of agents Thunder and Fox.[2] Thunder is more efficient with firearms, while Fox is better in using a knife.[3] The levels are all divided into multiple sections, from a military base to a plane.[4] The action is focused on close combat with using the knife to attack, but there are also other weapons dropped by enemies like grenades, flame-throwers and handguns.[5]

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Thunder Fox on their August 15, 1990 issue as being the thirteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[6]

Leisure Line magazine reviewed the arcade game and rated it 8 out of 10.[7]

Legacy

Thunder Fox was re-released for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 as part of the Taito Legends compilation.

References

  1. ↑ "Machine Catalog: Video Games". RePlay. Vol. 16, no. 1. October 1990. pp. 78–86.
  2. ↑ Horowitz, Ken (June 1, 2009). "Thunder Fox". Sega-16. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ Weiss, Brett (July 9, 2018). Classic Home Video Games, 1989-1990. McFarland & Company. p. 221. ISBN 9780786492312. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  4. ↑ Pattenden, Mike. "CU Amiga Issue 006 Aug 90". Commodore User. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  5. ↑ Kalata, Kurt (August 14, 2017). "Thunder Fox (サンダーフォックス) - Arcade, Genesis, PlayStation 2 (1990)". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 386. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 August 1990. p. 25.
  7. ↑ Professor Burko (August 1990). "Game Preview". Leisure Line. Australia: Leisure & Allied Industries. p. 41.


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