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Thunder Force II

Publisher: Technosoft

Developer: Technosoft

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

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Thunder Force II, known in Japan as Thunder Force II MD (サンダーフォースII ＭＤ), is the second installment of the Thunder Force series of shoot-'em-ups by Technosoft. Initially released in 1988 for the Sharp X68000, it was ported to the Sega Mega Drive and released internationally in 1989. It was the first Sega Mega Drive game in Japan — and by extension, the first game on a Sega console — published by a third party.

After the events of the first Thunder Force, the defeated ORN Empire decide to attack the Galaxy Federation again. Using Plealos, their new battleship, ORN is able to destroy the planet Reda and take the planet Nepura as their own. Fortunately, the Galaxy Federation discovers Nepura is used to hold Plealos when it is not being used, and they set out to destroy Plealos.

Gameplay

and switch weapons. fires and can be held down for rapidfire. There are six stages — three top-view stages and three side-scrolling stages — of which you can chooose to start from any of the first five (the prior ones are ignored).

"Top View" stages (1, 3, 5): The screen constantly scrolls in the direction the ship is facing. The ships weapon shoots in the direction the ship is facing, though other weapons and powerups can change the direction shots are fired in. The objective is to find and destroy all the bases.
Side-scrolling stages (2, 4, 6): These are traditional schmup side-scrolling levels. Simply defeat the boss at the end to complete the level. You can use and to scroll vertically on screen, as the level bounds do not all fit on screen.

Each section not only has its own unique collectable weapons, but also upgrades to the main weapon. Losing a life takes all these away.

Physical Scans

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,
Cover

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[1]

ACE (UK)

PAL

93

^[2]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[3]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

90

^[4]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

81

^[5]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

81

^[6]

Consoles + (FR)

90

^[7]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

87

^[8]

Cool Gamer (RU)

30

^[9]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

80

^[10]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[11]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

76

^[12]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[13]

Game Mania (UK)

85

^[14]

Joystick (FR)

74

^[15]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

82

^[16]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

81

^[17]

MegaTech (UK)

81

^[18]

Mean Machines (UK)

82

^[19]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

81

^[20]

Megazone (AU)

85

^[21]

Player One (FR)

58

^[22]

Power Play (DE)

71

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[24]

Sega Pro (UK)

86

^[25]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

81

^[26]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[27]

Tilt (FR)

60

^[28]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

80

^[29]

Zero (UK)

93

^[30]

	77
Based on 30 reviews

Thunder Force II

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, BR

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Thunder Force games for Sega systems / developed by Sega
	Thunder Force II (1989) \| Thunder Force III (1990) \| Thunder Force IV / Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar (1992)
	Thunder Force AC (1990)
	Thunder Force: Gold Pack 1 (1996) \| Thunder Force: Gold Pack 2 (1996) \| Thunder Force V (1997)
	Thunder Force VI (2008)
	Sega Ages Thunder Force IV (2018) \| Sega Ages Thunder Force AC (2020)
Thunder Force related media
	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)

↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 242
↑ ACE, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-xx), page 144
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 72
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 77
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 37
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 50
↑ Consoles +, "Tilt Hors-Serie" (FR; 1991-07-xx), page 36
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 135
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 224
↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1989" (UK; 1989-08-16), page 102
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1989" (US; 1989-xx-xx), page 13
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 107
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1989-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Joystick, "Juin 1990" (FR; 1990-05-xx), page 82
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "November 1989" (JP; 1989-10-07), page 49
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 81
↑ Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 86
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
↑ Megazone, "October/November 1991" (AU; 1991-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Player One, "Octobre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 57
↑ Power Play, "1/90" (DE; 1989-12-15), page 86
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 30
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Tilt, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 100
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 27
↑ Zero, "February 1990" (UK; 19xx-xx-xx), page 82

[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 242

[:File:ACE_UK_26.pdf_p144-2] ACE, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-xx), page 144

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf_p72-3] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 72

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p77-4] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 77

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p37-5] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 37

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p50-6] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 50

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_000.pdf_p36-7] Consoles +, "Tilt Hors-Serie" (FR; 1991-07-xx), page 36

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p135-8] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 135

[9] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 224

[:File:CVG_UK_094.pdf_p102-10] Computer & Video Games, "September 1989" (UK; 1989-08-16), page 102

[:File:EGM_US_004.pdf_p13-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1989" (US; 1989-xx-xx), page 13

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p107-12] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 107

[13] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1989-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p80-14] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:Joystick_FR_006.pdf_p82-15] Joystick, "Juin 1990" (FR; 1990-05-xx), page 82

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p95-16] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1989-11.pdf_p49-17] Mega Drive Fan, "November 1989" (JP; 1989-10-07), page 49

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p81-18] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 81

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_01.pdf_p86-19] Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 86

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p142-20] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142

[:File:Megazone_AU_18.pdf_p30-21] Megazone, "October/November 1991" (AU; 1991-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_002.pdf_p57-22] Player One, "Octobre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 57

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-01.pdf_p86-23] Power Play, "1/90" (DE; 1989-12-15), page 86

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-24] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p30-25] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 30

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p68-26] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-27] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[:File:Tilt_FR_081.pdf_p100-28] Tilt, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 100

[29] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 27

[:File:Zero_UK_04.pdf_p82-30] Zero, "February 1990" (UK; 19xx-xx-xx), page 82

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Difference between revisions of "Thunder Force II"

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Contents

Gameplay

Physical Scans

Mega-Tech version

Mega Drive version