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Thunderhawk
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Core Design (EU), Victor Entertainment (US/JP)
Developer:
Genre: Simulation

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP 		¥7,8007,800 T-60134
Sega Mega-CD
US 		T-60055
Sega Mega-CD
EU 		T-115015-50
Sega Mega-CD
DE 		DM 119,-119,-[5]
Sega Mega-CD
FR
Sega Mega-CD
UK 		£44.9944.99[3]
Sega Mega-CD
BR 		063120

Thunderhawk (サンダーホーク), known as AH-3 Thunderstrike in North America, is a helicopter combat simulator game developed for the Sega Mega-CD by Core Design in 1993. During development the North American version was known as AH-3 Firehawk.

Gameplay

In the game, the player controls an AH-3 helicopter in ten operations set across the world.

History

Legacy

Thunderhawk was followed by a sequel on the Sega Saturn, Thunderhawk II.

Production credits

Japanese Staff
  • Executive Producer: Harunobu Komori
  • Producer: Toshiyuki Nagai
  • Director: Gaku Sato
  • Special Thanks: Takeshi Minagawa, Kaoru Tomiyama
U.K Staff
  • Executive Producer: Jeremy Heath Smith
  • Programming: Mark Avory
  • Graphics: Jason Gee
  • Music: Martin Iveson
  • Live Guitar: Anthony Wheeldon

Magazine articles

Main article: Thunderhawk/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • Thunderstrike MCD US PrintAdvert 2.jpg

    US print advert 2

Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Game Players (US) #0612: "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (1993-1x-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Edge (UK) #2: "November 1993" (1993-09-30)
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Print advert in Sega Magazine (UK) #1: "January 1994" (1993-12-10)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Magazin (DE) #2: "November/Dezember 1993" (1993-11-03)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №25, p148/149
88 №143, p74/75[8]
70 №2, p82/83
83 №51, p82[1]
94 №10, p54/55
81 №38
91 №24, p122/123
94 №15, p46/47/48/49
91 №13, p24/25/26/27
93 №6, p38/39
91 №22, p54/55/56/57
84 №13, p42-45[9]
61 №34, p56
91 №47, p36/37/38/39
76 №24, p44/45
92 №4, p58-60[10]
81 №1, p32/33[11]
93 №14, p10
Sega Mega-CD
 85
Based on
18 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
92
[12]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
80
[13]
Consoles + (FR)
80
[14]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
88
[8]
Edge (UK) PAL
70
[15]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[16]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[17]
Freak (IL)
92
[18]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
90
[19]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[20]
Gamers (DE)
93
[21]
GamesMaster (UK)
81
[22]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
75
[23]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
75
[24]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
88
[25]
Hyper (AU)
94
[26]
Joypad (FR) PAL
91
[27]
Joypad (HU)
94
[28]
MAN!AC (DE)
85
[29]
Mega (UK) PAL
91
[30]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
93
[31]
Megablast (DE) PAL
85
[32]
Mega Force (FR)
92
[33]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
85
[34]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
91
[35]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
84
[9]
Player One (FR)
61
[36]
Power Up! (UK)
92
[37]
Power Unlimited (NL)
90
[38]
Sega Magazin (DE)
92
[39]
Sega News (CZ)
80
[40]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
91
[41]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
76
[42]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
92
[43]
Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
92
[44]
Sega Force (SE)
95
[45]
Sonic Mag: B.D. & Jeux-Video! (FR)
81
[46]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
86
[47]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
93
[48]
Todo Sega (ES) PAL
90
[49]
VideoGames Shopper (UK) PAL
92
[50]
Video Games (DE) PAL
89
[51]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[52]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[53]
Sega Mega-CD
 86
Based on
44 reviews

Thunderhawk

Mega-CD, US
Thunderhawk MCD US Box Back.jpgThunderhawk MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Thunderhawk MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Thunderhawk mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
Thunderhawk MCD EU Box Back.jpgThunderhawk MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Thunderhawk MCD EU spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
Thunderhawk MCD EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Mega-CD, JP
Thunderhawk MCD JP Box Back.jpgThunderhawk MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Thunderhawk MegaCD JP SpineCard.jpg
Spinecard
ThunderHawk MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Thunderhawk mcd jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, BR
Thunderhawk MCD BR back.jpgNospine.pngThunderhawk MCD BR front.jpg
Cover

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:GamePro US 051.pdf, page 86
  2. ↑ File:Edge UK 001.pdf, page 34
  3. ↑ File:SegaForceMega UK 07.pdf, page 112
  4. ↑ File:SelectRound FR 02.pdf, page 2
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Megablast DE 1993-04.pdf, page 35
  6. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1994" (US; 1993-12-21), page 63
  7. ↑ Sega Magazine, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-10), page 91
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:CVG UK 143.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 143.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:MeanMachinesSega13UK.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega13UK.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ File:SegaForceMega UK 04.pdf, page 58
  11. ↑ File:SonicMag FR 01.pdf, page 35
  12. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1994" (DE; 1994-02-07), page 105
  13. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-08), page 25
  14. ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 148
  15. ↑ Edge, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-09-30), page 82
  16. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 50
  17. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-09-24" (JP; 1993-09-10), page 39
  18. ↑ Freak, "11/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  19. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 1 January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 54
  20. ↑ GamePro, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 84
  21. ↑ Gamers, "Oktober/November 1993" (DE; 1993-09-24), page 74
  22. ↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 3, episode 2" (1993-09-16, 24:00) (+7:55)
  23. ↑ Game Informer, "November/December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 48
  24. ↑ Hippon Super, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-03), page 41
  25. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 116
  26. ↑ Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 56
  27. ↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 122
  28. ↑ Joypad, "1/1995" (HU; 1995-xx-xx), page 15
  29. ↑ MAN!AC, "11/93" (DE; 1993-xx-xx), page 35
  30. ↑ Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 24
  31. ↑ Mega Action, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 38
  32. ↑ Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 30
  33. ↑ Mega Force, "Mega-CD Force: Le Supplément Spécial Mega-CD" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 18
  34. ↑ Mega Fun, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-22), page 36
  35. ↑ MegaTech, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-20), page 54
  36. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 56
  37. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, January 01, 1994" (UK; 1994-01-01), page 1
  38. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 2, Februari 1994" (NL; 1994-01-26), page 60
  39. ↑ Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 30
  40. ↑ Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 32
  41. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-02), page 36
  42. ↑ Sega Pro, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 44
  43. ↑ Sega Zone, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-xx), page 38
  44. ↑ Sega Force Mega, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 110
  45. ↑ Sega Force, "8/93" (SE; 1993-12-09), page 20
  46. ↑ Sonic Mag: B.D. & Jeux-Video!, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
  47. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  48. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "November 27th 1993" (UK; 1993-11-27), page 10
  49. ↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 54
  50. ↑ VideoGames Shopper, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 39
  51. ↑ Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 108
  52. ↑ VideoGames, "February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 66
  53. ↑ VideoGames, "April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 82
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