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Operation Thunderbolt

Released 1988 · consists of 2 releases.

An Arcade shooter developed by Taito that pitted the player against a scrolling backdrop of targets as part of a mission to rescue hostages. It is the sequel to Operation Wolf and would later be followed by another sequel, Operation Wolf 3.


Operation Thunderbolt

First release date 1988
Platform Amiga , Super Nintendo Entertainment System , Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , ZX Spectrum , Arcade
Developer Taito Corporation , Aisystem Tokyo
Publisher Taito Corporation , The Hit Squad , Ocean Software Ltd.
Genre Light-Gun Shooter
Theme Modern Military
Franchises Operation Wolf
Aliases

Overview

Operation Thunderbolt is an on-rails shooter originally released in the Arcades in 1988 and converted to various home systems. It is loosely based on the 1976 raid at Entebbe, Uganda by the IDF to rescue various hostages, though the game uses the fictional nation of Kalubya and its own storyline. As with the game's predecessor, Operation Wolf, the player must simply take down enemies as they appear on the screen before they can do the player character harm.

The 1994 Super Nintendo version received a graphics upgrade and has multiple playable characters of various nationalities to select from: Lt. Sonja Thiessen (Norwegian), Master Sergeant Erica Whitney (American), Cpt. Dan Burnett (American), Lt. Shin Miyamoto (Japanese), Cpt. Kinte Menbistu (Nigerian) and Sergeant Chamkaur Singh (Indian). It was developed by Aisystem Tokyo, and was compatible with the Super Scope and SNES Mouse peripherals.

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Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Thunderbolt
Platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Region United States
Developer Aisystem Tokyo
Publisher Taito Corporation
Release date N/A
Product code None
Company code SNS-36
Rating
Minimum Players 1
Maximum Players N/A
Resolutions N/A
Sound Systems N/A
Single player Features N/A
Multi player Features N/A
Widescreen Support No
Notes N/A

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