Thunderhawk II

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Thunderhawk II
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Core Design, U.S. Gold (US), Victor Entertainment (JP)
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (43 tracks)
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥5,8005,800 T-6006G
Sega Saturn
US
$59.9959.99[1] T-7902H
Sega Saturn
EU
T-11501H-50
Sega Saturn
BR
193366

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Thunderhawk II (サンダーホーク II) is a helicopter shoot-'em-up game developed and published by Core Design. It is the sequel to the Sega Mega-CD game Thunderhawk.

Thunderhawk II goes by several names in different regions of the world. It is known as Thunderstrike 2 in North and South America, and it is known as Firestorm: Thunderhawk 2 in Europe. Germany, however, call it Thunderhawk 2: Firestorm.

The game was developed with the Sega Saturn in mind, and was later ported to the Sony PlayStation and Windows PCs. Similar to other combat flight simulators, you pilot a AH-73M Thunderhawk through a variety of missions spread across the world. Like its predecessor, the game takes a first person perspective of the action, but unlike its predecessor, the world is presented in full real-time 3D. Initial plans were to release Thunderhawk II on the Sega 32X, but work was transferred over to the Saturn after the 32X's demise.

Magazine articles

Main article: Thunderhawk II/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #77: "December 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
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Print advert in GamePro (US) #79: "February 1996" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #1: "November 1995" (1995-10-26)
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Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #49: "Décembre 1995" (1995-1x-xx)
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Print advert in neXt Level (DE) #1996-05: "Mai 1996" (1996-0x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
76 №13, p38-45[6]
94 №50, p86/87/88
90 №170, p52-55[2]
80 №29, p82/83
68 №376, p32
90 №38, p60/61
80 №3, p145
95 №39, p18-25[7]
92 №60, p66/67/68/69
91 №75, p52/53
90 №54, p58/59
90 №2, p74/75[8]
63 №1996-03, p217[9]
71 №, p13[10]
86 №14, p68/69
Sega Saturn
84
Based on
15 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR)
100
[6]
Consoles + (FR)
94
[11]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[2]
Edge (UK)
80
[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[13]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
68
[14]
Fun Generation (DE)
80
[15]
Fusion (US) NTSC-U
75
[16]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
87
[17]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[1]
GamePro (UK)
91
[18]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
69
[19]
Hacker (HR)
59
[20]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
92
[21]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
80
[22]
Maximum (UK)
75
[23]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
91
[24]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
83
[25]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
95
[7]
Player One (FR)
92
[26]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
70
[27]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
91
[28]
Secret Service (PL)
85
[29]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
93
[30]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
91
[31]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[32]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[33]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[34]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
71
[10]
Strana Igr (RU)
47
[35]
Todo Sega (ES)
92
[36]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
89
[37]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) PAL
86
[38]
Última Generación (ES)
68
[39]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[40]
Sega Saturn
82
Based on
35 reviews

Thunderhawk II

Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
Thunderstrike2 sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
FirestormSaturnEUManual4L.pdf
Manual
Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
Saturn, BR

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 File:GamePro US 080.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 080.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 File:CVG UK 170.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 170.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
  3. http://www.tectoy.com.br/releases/index.htm (Wayback Machine: 1998-06-25 19:48)
  4. GamePro, "The Cutting Edge: Spring 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 71
  5. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 105
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:CDConsoles FR 13.pdf, page 38 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CDConsoles FR 13.pdf_p38" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf, page 19 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p19" defined multiple times with different content
  8. File:SSM_UK_02.pdf, page 74
  9. File:SSM_JP_19960223_1996-03.pdf, page 219
  10. 10.0 10.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 15 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content
  11. Consoles +, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 86
  12. Edge, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-12), page 82
  13. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 33
  14. Famitsu, "1996-03-01" (JP; 1996-02-16), page 32
  15. Fun Generation, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 70
  16. Fusion, "Volume 2, Number 7: February 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 67
  17. Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 2 February 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 74
  18. GamePro, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-xx), page 32
  19. Game Informer, "February 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 56
  20. Hacker, "04/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 20
  21. Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 70
  22. MAN!AC, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-06), page 54
  23. Maximum, "January 1996" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 145
  24. Mega Force, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 80
  25. Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 38
  26. Player One, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 66
  27. Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 8" (JP; 1996-03-29), page 54
  28. Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 40
  29. Secret Service, "Luty 1996" (PL; 1996-02-xx), page 37
  30. Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 72
  31. Sega Power, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 52
  32. Sega Pro, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-28), page 58
  33. Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 74
  34. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-03 (1996-02-23)" (JP; 1996-02-09), page 219
  35. Strana Igr, "May/Iyun 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 132
  36. Todo Sega, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 42
  37. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 26
  38. Ultimate Future Games, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 68
  39. Última Generación, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-0x-xx), page 68
  40. VideoGames, "March 1996" (US; 1996-02-20), page 81