Rolling Thunder 2

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Rolling Thunder 2
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console
Publisher: Namco
Developer:
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Sound driver: Namco sound driver
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥7,0007,000 T-14133
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$59.9559.95[1][2] T-14066
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1140
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		600pts600[8]
CERO: B
Wii Virtual Console
US ▼ 		800pts800[4]
ESRB: Everyone
Wii Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		800pts800[5]

Rolling Thunder 2 (ローリングサンダー２) is a run and gun game by Namco, originally released in 1990 for the arcade and ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1991 (though Europe got a release in 1992). It is the second game in the Rolling Thunder trilogy (the first game was not released on a Sega platform; the third was released exclusively for the Mega Drive).

Story

Geldra, the evil organization you destroyed in the original game, returns as Neo-Geldra under new leadership and is destroying the Earth's satellites. You play as either Leila or Albatross, two operatives of Interpol's (in-game) Rolling Thunder task force.

Gameplay

Both characters play identically. C jumps, B shoots. Shots cannot be aimed and you cannot shoot while in midair, though you can crouch with Down to shoot low. If you are in front of a doorway, hold Up to go in and hide; releasing Up makes you come back out. Extra weapons, score secrets and healing items can be found behind these doors.

Versions

Compared to the arcade version, the Sega Mega Drive version of Rolling Thunder 2 can't keep up on an audiovisual level, but contains several new stages, standard enemies and bosses not present in the original game. A password system and short cutscenes between stages have also been added. This is in line with Namco's other ports to the Sega Mega Drive, such as Dangerous Seed.

There are no gameplay related differences and the game is not region protected. The PAL version was not optimized but forcing it into 60Hz mode via console modding or emulation makes it play and sound just like the NTSC releases.

Production credits

  • Planning: Toy‑Jun
  • Programming: Fujiyama Saita
  • Visual Design: Rita Nekomoto
  • Sound Design: Shiba
  • Visual Support: Hang Chang
  • The JIRO: Sanonji
  • Hometek Team: Ken Lobb, Jim Curry, Loan Vu, Carol Munoz, Eileen Noguchi


  • Produce: Toyoda
  • Graphic: Okamoto
  • Sound: Shibano
  • Program: Saita
Source:
Internal ROM text[9]


Magazine articles

Main article: Rolling Thunder 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

ES print advert
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Print advert in Game Informer (US) #3: "January/February 1992" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
63 №1991-12, p36[13]
71 №, p84[14]
90 №5, p54/55
92 №122, p16/17[3]
81 №139, p94[15]
65 №154, [1]
85
92 №29, p64/65[16]
60 №44
88 №40, p136[17]
60 №1991-12, p88
93 №16, p50-52[18]
91 №4
91 №23, p108[19]
82 №1, p81[20]
71 №9, p87
60 №16, p86/87
90 №1, p65
90 №2, p34-36[21]
85 №16, p110-112[22]
65 №28, p107[23]
76 №33, p25
91 №3, p66/67[24]
89 №18, p67
79 №1, p88[25]
90 №1/93, p12/13[26]
80 №13, p48/49[27]
89 №7, p14[28]
Sega Mega Drive
 81
Based on
28 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[29]
Ação Games (BR)
94
[30]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
75
[31]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[32]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
90
[33]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
93
[34]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
92
[3]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
81
[15]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
83
[35]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
50
[36]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[37]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
92
[16]
Games-X (UK)
60
[38]
Génération 4 (FR)
88
[17]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[39]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
93
[18]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
91
[40]
Joypad (FR) PAL
91
[41]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
91
[19]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
82
[20]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC
82
[42]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
66
[43]
Mega (UK) PAL
71
[44]
Mega (UK) PAL
60
[45]
Mega Action (UK)
90
[46]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
83
[47]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
90
[21]
Mean Machines (UK)
85
[22]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
85
[48]
Player One (FR)
65
[23]
Play Time (DE)
82
[49]
Power Play (DE)
71
[50]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
76
[51]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
91
[52]
Sega Pro (UK)
89
[53]
Sega Force Mega (UK)
79
[25]
Sega Force (SE)
90
[26]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
80
[27]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
71
[54]
Supersonic (FR)
89
[55]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
80
[56]
Video Games (DE)
72
[57]
Sega Mega Drive
 79
Based on
42 reviews

Rolling Thunder 2

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Rolling Thunder 2 MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Rollingthunder2 md jp manual.pdf
Manual

External links

  • Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
  • Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK

References

  1. ↑ File:VG&CE US 36.pdf, page 78
  2. ↑ File:GamePro US 029.pdf, page 67
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:CVG UK 122.pdf, page 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 122.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/cw9fjJ8sqduqgq34wyF7_MZSDjAR6Hm5 (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-23 02:23)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.nintendolife.com:80/games/megadrive/rolling_thunder_2 (Wayback Machine: 2017-07-10 02:48)
  6. ↑ https://archive.is/8syLM
  7. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/06.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 22:42)
  8. ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_rthunder2/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-01-02 11:32)
  9. ↑ The Cutting Room Floor: Rolling Thunder 2 (Genesis)
  10. ↑ GamePro, "February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 39
  11. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 61
  12. ↑ Sega Visions, "May/June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 57
  13. ↑ File:BeepMD_JP_1991-12.pdf, page 38
  14. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 86
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 File:CVG UK 139.pdf, page 94 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 139.pdf_p94" defined multiple times with different content
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 File:GamePro US 029.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 029.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 File:Generation4 FR 040.pdf, page 136 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Generation4 FR 040.pdf_p136" defined multiple times with different content
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 File:HobbyConsolas ES 016.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:HobbyConsolas ES 016.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 File:Joystick FR 023.pdf, page 108 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 023.pdf_p108" defined multiple times with different content
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 File:MDAG UK 01.pdf, page 81 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MDAG UK 01.pdf_p81" defined multiple times with different content
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 File:MeanMachines UK 16.pdf, page 110 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 16.pdf_p110" defined multiple times with different content
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 File:PlayerOne FR 028.pdf, page 107 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 028.pdf_p107" defined multiple times with different content
  24. ↑ File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 66
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 File:SegaForceMega UK 01.pdf, page 88 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForceMega UK 01.pdf_p88" defined multiple times with different content
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 File:SegaForce SE 1993 01.pdf, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce SE 1993 01.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 File:SegaForce UK 13.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 13.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
  28. ↑ File:Supersonic FR 07.pdf, page 14
  29. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 195
  30. ↑ Ação Games, "Abril 1992" (BR; 1992-04-xx), page 33
  31. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1992" (DE; 1992-02-14), page 115
  32. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-08), page 38
  33. ↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 54
  34. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133
  35. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 28
  36. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 354
  37. ↑ Famitsu, "1991-11-29" (JP; 1991-11-15), page 1
  38. ↑ Games-X, "27th February-4th March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-27), page 26
  39. ↑ Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 88
  40. ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 100
  41. ↑ Joypad, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 163
  42. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
  43. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 89
  44. ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 87
  45. ↑ Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 87
  46. ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
  47. ↑ Mega Play, "March/April 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 62
  48. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
  49. ↑ Play Time, "(8/9)/92" (DE; 1992-07-08), page 90
  50. ↑ Power Play, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-12), page 136
  51. ↑ Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 25
  52. ↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 64
  53. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  54. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  55. ↑ Supersonic, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 13
  56. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 22
  57. ↑ Video Games, "1/92" (DE; 1992-02-03), page 32
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