Rolling Thunder 2

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Rolling Thunder 2
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console
Publisher: Namco
Developer:
Original system(s): Namco System 2
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]
Wii Virtual Console
AU ▼ 		800pts800[9]
OFLC: Parental Guidance (PG)

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.

Rounds

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Round 1
Password: A ROLLING PROGRAM SMASHED THE GENIUS (hard) 

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Round 2
Password: A MAGICAL THUNDER LEARNED THE SECRET

A CURIOUS RAINBOW LEARNED THE FUTURE (hard) 

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Round 3
Password: A NATURAL FIGHTER CREATED THE GENIUS

A MAGICAL ISOTOPE BLASTED THE DEVICE (hard) 

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Round 4
Password: A ROLLING NUCLEUS SMASHED THE NEURON

A PRIVATE LEOPARD PUNCHED THE NEURON (hard) 

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Round 5
Password: A CURIOUS PROGRAM PUNCHED THE POWDER

A SLENDER FIGHTER ELECTED THE GENIUS (hard) 

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Round 6
Password: A LOGICAL LEOPARD BLASTED THE SECRET

A DIGITAL RAINBOW MUFFLED THE SECRET (hard) 

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Round 7
Password: A PRIVATE ISOTOPE DESIRED THE TARGET

A LOGICAL THUNDER SMASHED THE POWDER (hard) 

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Round 8
Password: A NATURAL RAINBOW ELECTED THE FUTURE

A ROLLING MACHINE DESIRED THE FUTURE (hard) 

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Round 9
Password: A MAGICAL MACHINE MUFFLED THE KILLER

A SLENDER NUCLEUS BLASTED THE TARGET (hard) 

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Round 10
Password: A DIGITAL NUCLEUS PUNCHED THE DEVICE

A CURIOUS ISOTOPE CREATED THE KILLER (hard) 

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Last Round
Password: A PRIVATE THUNDER CREATED THE POWDER

A NATURAL PROGRAM DESIRED THE NEURON (hard) 

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[10]


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 [14]
71 [15]
90 №5, p54/55
92 [16]
81 [17]
65 №154, [1]
85
92 [18]
60 №44
88 [19]
60 №1991-12, p88
93 [20]
91 №4
91 [21]
82 [22]
71 №9, p87
60 №16, p86/87
90 №1, p65
90 [23]
85 [24]
65 [25]
76 №33, p25
91 [26]
89 №18, p67
79 [27]
90 [28]
80 [29]
89 [30]
Sega Mega Drive
 81
Based on
28 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[31]
Ação Games (BR)
94
[32]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
75
[33]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[34]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
90
[35]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
93
[36]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
92
[3]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
81
[17]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
83
[37]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
50
[38]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[39]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
92
[40]
Games-X (UK)
60
[41]
Génération 4 (FR)
88
[19]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[42]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
93
[43]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
91
[44]
Joypad (FR) PAL
91
[45]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
91
[21]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
82
[22]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC
82
[46]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
66
[47]
Mega (UK) PAL
71
[48]
Mega (UK) PAL
60
[49]
Mega Action (UK)
90
[50]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
83
[51]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
90
[52]
Mean Machines (UK)
85
[53]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
85
[54]
Player One (FR)
65
[25]
Play Time (DE)
82
[55]
Power Play (DE)
71
[56]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
76
[57]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
91
[58]
Sega Pro (UK)
89
[59]
Sega Force Mega (UK)
79
[27]
Sega Force (SE)
90
[60]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
80
[61]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
71
[62]
Supersonic (FR)
89
[63]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
80
[64]
Video Games (DE)
72
[65]
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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Cover
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Cart
Rollingthunder2 md jp manual.pdf
Manual

External links

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

References

  1. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 78
  2. ↑ GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 67
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Computer & Video Games, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-15), page 16
  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. ↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19764&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 02:25)
  10. ↑ The Cutting Room Floor: Rolling Thunder 2 (Genesis)
  11. ↑ GamePro, "February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 39
  12. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 61
  13. ↑ Sega Visions, "May/June 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 57
  14. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-08), page 36 (38)
  15. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84 (86)
  16. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-15), page 16/17 (16)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-15), page 94
  18. ↑ GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 64/65 (66)
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 136
  20. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1993" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 50-52 (50)
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 108
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 81
  23. ↑ MegaTech, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-20), page 34-36 (34)
  24. ↑ Mean Machines, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-27), page 110-112 (110)
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Player One, "Février/Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-02-10), page 107
  26. ↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 66/67 (66)
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Sega Force Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 88
  28. ↑ Sega Force, "1/93" (SE; 1993-01-14), page 12/13 (12)
  29. ↑ Sega Force, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 48/49 (48)
  30. ↑ Supersonic, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 14
  31. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 195
  32. ↑ Ação Games, "Abril 1992" (BR; 1992-04-xx), page 33
  33. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1992" (DE; 1992-02-14), page 115
  34. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-08), page 38
  35. ↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 54
  36. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133
  37. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 28
  38. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 354
  39. ↑ Famitsu, "1991-11-29" (JP; 1991-11-15), page 1
  40. ↑ GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 66
  41. ↑ Games-X, "27th February-4th March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-27), page 26
  42. ↑ Hippon Super, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-05), page 88
  43. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1993" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 50
  44. ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 100
  45. ↑ Joypad, "Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 163
  46. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
  47. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 89
  48. ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 87
  49. ↑ Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 87
  50. ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
  51. ↑ Mega Play, "March/April 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 62
  52. ↑ MegaTech, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-20), page 34
  53. ↑ Mean Machines, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-27), page 110
  54. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
  55. ↑ Play Time, "(8/9)/92" (DE; 1992-07-08), page 90
  56. ↑ Power Play, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-12), page 136
  57. ↑ Sega Power, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-02), page 25
  58. ↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 64
  59. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  60. ↑ Sega Force, "1/93" (SE; 1993-01-14), page 12
  61. ↑ Sega Force, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 48
  62. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  63. ↑ Supersonic, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 13
  64. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 22
  65. ↑ Video Games, "1/92" (DE; 1992-02-03), page 32


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