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Thunder Force IV/Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Tecnosoft
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Release Date RRP Code

Thunder Force IV (サンダーフォースIV), called Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar in the US, is a 1992 shoot-'em-up by Tecnosoft released for the Sega Mega Drive. It is the fourth game in the Thunder Force series.

Shortly after defeating the ORN Empire in Thunder Force III, the Galaxy Federation comes under attack by survivors of the empire, who have banded together to form a new threat, Vios. Vios turns out to be more powerful than ORN ever was, and the Galaxy Federation must again use a new small craft to destroy their base on the planet Aceria.

Gameplay is almost identical to III: B shoots (you have rapidfire), A changes speed, C changes weapon, and powerups are collected from enemies. Unlike III, however, you are not fixed to the camera motion; holding Up and Down will take you higher/lower than the screen limits (as in II).

Stages

The first four stages can be played in any order; the order listed here is the default.

  • Strite: A world full of clouds, mountains, and waters. You spend two "days" on this planet, primarily shooting down basic enemies that either just attack, shoot homing missiles at you, or worse. A giant serpent-like creature will come at you several times. A train-like underwater being will send smaller enemies hurling at you while trying to hit you with a large laser, and the rising boss ship will make it easier for homing missiles to hit you...
    • Boss: A giant ship with a fin on the bottom that shoots fireballs at you. Hit it enough and it will detach from the ship, revealing a free-moving sub-ship that will attack you in a variety of ways.
  • Ruin: A blue ruin facing the void of space. Here you face larger robots on pedestals that are hard to defeat, pairs of laser-shooting shark-like beings, barriers that form as you move, and small, immobile enemies that generate themselves int he least convenient places. Halfway though you fight a giant robot that spams loads of bullets at you at once.
  • Air-Raid: Possibly better called an outer space raid: you fly through an asteroid belt, avoiding the (multiple) turrets that constantly send bullets your way and follow your every move. You also have to dodge the regular enemies (they come fast) and avoid crashing into an asteroid. Halfway through, the astroids start moving at very high speeds, so pay attention to survive!
  • Daser: Fly through a desert sandstorm. Some enemies on the ground cannot be destroyed no matter how hard you try.
  • Vios
  • Volbados
  • Desvio
  • Bio-Base
  • Wall
  • Versus

Production Credits

  • Programmers: INDICK MST, YOTARO, ZAKO, CHINPUI, KWD&EDGER, FAKE DWARF GIVA, GODZY, ALPHA
  • Graphics: TWO SOCKS, KRP, GAJA, SILVER HAMMER, USHIMATU, HUNTER, BOOBY MASTER, TAMTAM, GUGES.D, UNBALANCE, PEI CRASH, NO REMORSE, SHION
  • Music: FUNKY SUROUNIN, OMEN, YUNKER MATAI
  • Voice: ATUKO
  • Director: MY HOME PAPA
  • Producer: SIGOTONIN

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
97 №12
94 №16
97 №30, p172
81 №1, p48/49
91 №36, p54/55
92 №11, p64/65
92 №18, p68
Sega Mega Drive
 92
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) NTSC-U
40
[1]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[2]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
90
[3]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
88
[4]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
73
[5]
Console Mania (IT)
98
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
91
[7]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
93
[8]
Digitiser (UK)
80
[9]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
93
[10]
GameFan (US) NTSC-J
97
[11]
Game Mania (UK)
93
[12]
Game Power (IT)
93
[13]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
93
[14]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
80
[15]
HiScore (DK) PAL
73
[16]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
95
[17]
Joypad (FR) PAL
94
[18]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
97
[19]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
97
[20]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
94
[21]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
94
[22]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
82
[23]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
81
[24]
Mega Action (UK)
92
[25]
Mega Force (FR)
90
[26]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
92
[27]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
94
[28]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
80
[29]
Mean Machines (UK) NTSC-J
87
[30]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
86
[31]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
89
[32]
Player One (FR)
94
[33]
Play Time (DE)
91
[34]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
91
[35]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
92
[36]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
92
[37]
Sega Force (SE)
92
[38]
Sega Force (UK) NTSC-J
88
[39]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
86
[40]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-J
90
[41]
Supersonic (FR)
93
[42]
Tricks 16 bit (RU) NTSC-U
65
[43]
Tricks 16 bit (RU) NTSC-J
88
[44]
Video Games (DE)
85
[45]
Sega Mega Drive
 87
Based on
45 reviews

Thunder Force IV

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Thunder Force games for Sega systems / developed by Sega
Sega Mega Drive
 Thunder Force II (1989) | Thunder Force III (1990) | Thunder Force IV / Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar (1992)
Arcade
 Thunder Force AC (1990)
Sega Saturn
 Thunder Force: Gold Pack 1 (1996) | Thunder Force: Gold Pack 2 (1996) | Thunder Force V (1997)
Sony PlayStation 2
 Thunder Force VI (2008)
Nintendo Switch
 Sega Ages Thunder Force IV (2018) | Sega Ages Thunder Force AC (2020)
Thunder Force related media
Music
 Best of Thunder Force (1997) | Thunder Force VI Soundtrack Demo (2008) | Thunder Force IV (2019) | Technosoft Music Collection: Thunder Force III & AC (2020) | Technosoft Music Collection: Thunder Force IV (2021) | Technosoft Music Collection: Thunder Force I & II (2022)
  1. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 116
  2. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 243
  3. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 73
  4. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Oktober 1992" (DE; 1992-09-11), page 126
  5. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1992" (JP; 1992-07-08), page 26
  6. ↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1992" (IT; 1992-xx-xx), page 86
  7. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 106
  8. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-15), page 36
  9. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-02-03)
  10. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 108
  11. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 1: October 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 6
  12. ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  13. ↑ Game Power, "Ottobre 1992" (IT; 1992-xx-xx), page 30
  14. ↑ GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 68
  15. ↑ Hippon Super, "August 1992" (JP; 1992-07-04), page 37
  16. ↑ HiScore, "15 Juli - 15 September" (DK; 1993-07-15), page 19
  17. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1993" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 26
  18. ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 159
  19. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 54
  20. ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 172
  21. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 24
  22. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  23. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1992" (JP; 1992-09-xx), page 67
  24. ↑ Mega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-17), page 48
  25. ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
  26. ↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 68
  27. ↑ Mega Fun, "08/92" (DE; 1992-08-18), page 16
  28. ↑ MegaTech, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-20), page 30
  29. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Febrero 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 50
  30. ↑ Mean Machines, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-27), page 84
  31. ↑ Marukatsu Mega Drive, "September 1992" (JP; 1992-08-xx), page 119
  32. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
  33. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-11-10), page 64
  34. ↑ Play Time, "1/93" (DE; 1992-12-09), page 95
  35. ↑ Sega Power, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-01), page 54
  36. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  37. ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-13), page 64
  38. ↑ Sega Force, "5/93" (SE; 1993-08-26), page 18
  39. ↑ Sega Force, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-10), page 54
  40. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  41. ↑ Supergame, "Janeiro 1993" (BR; 1993-01-xx), page 12
  42. ↑ Supersonic, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 22
  43. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 151
  44. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 27
  45. ↑ Video Games, "9/92" (DE; 1992-08-26), page 52
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