Thunder Force (series)
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| Genres | Side scrolling shoot-em-up |
| Developers |
Technosoft Sega |
| Publishers | Sega |
| Creators | Katsunori Yoshimura |
| Platforms | Sharp X1, NEC PC-8801 mkII, FM-7, Sharp MZ 1500, NEC PC-6001 mkII, NEC PC-9801, X68000, Arcade, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network, Nintendo 3DS |
| Platform of origin |
X1 PC-8801 mkII FM-7 |
| Year of inception | 1983 |
| First release |
Thunder Force 1983 |
| Latest release |
Thunder Force VI 2008 |
Thunder Force (サンダーフォース Sandā Fōsu?) is a series of free-roaming scrolling shooter type video games developed by the Japanese software company Technosoft. The franchise is recognized for its distinctive gameplay, graphics, and synthesizer-based chiptune music soundtracks. As of 2016, Sega announced at the Tokyo Game Show that they own the rights to the Thunder Force franchise and all other Technosoft intellectual properties.
The series' first game, Thunder Force, appeared in 1983 on a variety of Japanese computers, such as the X1, PC-8801 mkII, and FM-7. Since Thunder Force II, the majority of installments in the series appeared on the Mega Drive console, where the series gained much of its popularity. The most recent entry was released on PlayStation 2.
The setting of the Thunder Force games (excluding the fifth chapter) are centered around the war between inhabitants of the "Galaxy Federation" (protagonists), and the "ORN Empire" (antagonists). The games feature the "FIRE LEO" spacecraft and its iterations, developed by the Galaxy Federation under "Project Thunder Force" to be small, but maneuverable and powerful fighter craft. The Galaxy Federation feels that these ships have the best chance of defeating large forces such as the ORN empire's, as opposed to sending a host of larger ships. Thunder Force V details the discovery of Galaxy Federation technology by Earthlings and the consequences this discovery causes.
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