A Review As Sega Revealed Thunder Force VI

Posted by John as Shmups

Thunder Force was the series that embodied shoot-em-ups in the line of Sega systems. Thunder Force has come a long way since its original release for Japanese PC gamers back in 1983. This Sega release became a big hit with the 1989’s Thunder Force II on the Genesis followed up by two more 16-bit sequels over the next few years. It has been roughly 10 to 11 years ago when Working Designs produced Thunder Force V for the Playstation.

Thunder Force finally made its return which doesn’t stray from the formula created in Thunder Force V. It’s you against the Orn Empire once again. Witness an explosion of colorful and vibrant 3d graphics, 2d side-scrolling solid gameplay, hip and rocking music and insane blow up of attacks. For series players of Thunder Force 6, Thunder Force time and tech, sound test and reports are at their disposal. Since its release this month, Thunder Force 6 gained mixed reactions. Some dislike the shorter length of each stage in the game retorting they find it annoying as the interruption kills their appreciation of the cool music. Thunder Force 6 reformulated how the overweapon is used, unlike its predecessor overweapon slows your ship to one quarter of speed and switching to other weapons isn’t permitted until you use one full bar. Thunder Force 6, yes, is flawed but it’s still a fun shump game with its unlockable two more ships and time attack modes.

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