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)
Peripherals supported: Mission Stick
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • 日本語
  • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Saturn
    JP
    ¥5,8005,800 T-6006G
    Sega Saturn
    US
    $59.9959.99[1][2] T-7902H
    Sega Saturn
    EU
    T-11501H-50
    Sega Saturn
    PT
    STJ348X
    Sega Saturn
    AU
    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.

    Gameplay

    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.

    History

    Development

    The game was developed with the Sega Saturn in mind[4], and was later ported to the Sony PlayStation and Windows PCs. Initial plans were to release Thunderhawk II on the Sega 32X, but work was transferred over to the Saturn after the 32X's demise.

    Versions

    Localised names

    Also known as
    Language Localised Name English Translation
    English Firestorm: Thunderhawk 2 Firestorm: Thunderhawk 2
    English (US) Thunderstrike 2 Thunderstrike 2
    Japanese サンダーホーク II Thunderhawk II

    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.

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Thunderhawk II/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

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    JP print advert
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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 [8]
    94 №50, p86/87/88
    90 [3]
    91
    80 [9]
    68 №376, p32
    87 [2]
    90 №38, p60/61
    80 [10]
    95 [4]
    92 [11]
    91 №75, p52/53
    90 №54, p58/59
    90 [12]
    63 [13]
    71 [14]
    86 [15]
    90 [16]
    Sega Saturn
    85
    Based on
    18 reviews
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    CD Consoles (FR)
    100
    [8]
    Consoles + (FR)
    94
    [17]
    Computer & Video Games (UK)
    90
    [3]
    Edge (UK)
    80
    [9]
    Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
    80
    [18]
    Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
    68
    [19]
    Fun Generation (DE)
    80
    [20]
    Fusion (US) NTSC-U
    75
    [21]
    Game Players (US) NTSC-U
    87
    [2]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    73
    [1]
    GamePro (UK)
    91
    [22]
    Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
    69
    [23]
    Hacker (HR)
    59
    [24]
    Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
    92
    [25]
    MAN!AC (DE) PAL
    80
    [26]
    Maximum (UK)
    75
    [10]
    Mega Force (FR) PAL
    91
    [27]
    Mega Fun (DE) PAL
    83
    [28]
    Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
    95
    [4]
    Player One (FR)
    92
    [11]
    Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
    70
    [29]
    Saturn+ (UK) PAL
    91
    [30]
    Secret Service (PL)
    85
    [31]
    Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
    93
    [32]
    Sega Power (UK) PAL
    91
    [33]
    Sega Pro (UK) PAL
    90
    [34]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
    90
    [12]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
    63
    [13]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
    71
    [14]
    Strana Igr (RU)
    47
    [35]
    Todo Sega (ES)
    92
    [36]
    Total Saturn (UK) PAL
    89
    [37]
    Ultimate Future Games (UK) PAL
    86
    [15]
    Última Generación (ES)
    68
    [38]
    VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
    90
    [16]
    Sega Saturn
    82
    Based on
    35 reviews

    Thunderhawk II

    Saturn, US
    ThunderhawkII Saturn US Box Back.jpgThunderhawk 2 Saturn US Box Front.jpg
    Cover
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    Disc
    Thunderstrike2 sat us manual.pdf
    Manual
    Saturn, EU
    ThunderhawkII Saturn EU Box.jpg
    Cover
    FirestormThunderhawk2 saturn eu cd.jpg
    Disc
    FirestormSaturnEUManual4L.pdf
    Manual
    Saturn, JP
    ThunderhawkII Saturn JP Box Back.jpgThunderhawk 2 Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
    Cover
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    Spinecard
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    Disc
    Saturn, BR

    Technical information

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Sega Saturn
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    515,137,392 CD-ROM (DE) T-11501H-18 V1.000
    Sega Saturn
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    631,486,128 CD-ROM (EU) T-11501H-50 V1.000
    Sega Saturn
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    498,741,600 1996-01-11 CD-ROM (JP) T-6006G V1.001
    Sega Saturn
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    509,224,464 CD-ROM (US) T-7902H V1.000

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 GamePro, "March 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 58
    2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 2 February 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 74
    3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Computer & Video Games, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-10), page 52
    4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 19
    5. http://www.tectoy.com.br/releases/index.htm (Wayback Machine: 1998-06-25 19:48)
    6. GamePro, "The Cutting Edge: Spring 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 71
    7. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 105
    8. 8.0 8.1 CD Consoles, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 38
    9. 9.0 9.1 Edge, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-12), page 82
    10. 10.0 10.1 Maximum, "January 1996" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 145
    11. 11.0 11.1 Player One, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 66
    12. 12.0 12.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 74
    13. 13.0 13.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-03 (1996-02-23)" (JP; 1996-02-09), page 219
    14. 14.0 14.1 Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content
    15. 15.0 15.1 Ultimate Future Games, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 68
    16. 16.0 16.1 VideoGames, "March 1996" (US; 1996-02-20), page 81
    17. Consoles +, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 86
    18. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 33
    19. Famitsu, "1996-03-01" (JP; 1996-02-16), page 32
    20. Fun Generation, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 70
    21. Fusion, "Volume 2, Number 7: February 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 67
    22. GamePro, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-xx), page 32
    23. Game Informer, "February 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 56
    24. Hacker, "04/1996" (HR; 1996-xx-xx), page 20
    25. Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 70
    26. MAN!AC, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-06), page 54
    27. Mega Force, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 80
    28. Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 38
    29. Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 8" (JP; 1996-03-29), page 54
    30. Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 40
    31. Secret Service, "Luty 1996" (PL; 1996-02-xx), page 37
    32. Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 72
    33. Sega Power, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 52
    34. Sega Pro, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-28), page 58
    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. Última Generación, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-0x-xx), page 68


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