Thunder Fox

Thunder Fox
Arcade flyer
DevelopersTaito
Aisystem Tokyo (Genesis)
PublisherTaito
DesignerHiroyuki Maekawa
ProgrammersWolf Kato
Youichi Oki
Takahiro Natani
ArtistsNoritaka Kawamoto
Nishikawa
Kenji Hazama
Minako Morimoto
Koji Omae
Takashi Yamada
Seiji Kawagishi
ComposerKazuko Umino
PlatformsArcade, Sega Genesis
ReleaseArcade
  • NA: June 1990
  • JP: July 1990
Sega Genesis
  • JP: June 26, 1991
  • NA: 1991
GenreRun and gun
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Thunder Fox is a 1990 run and gun video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was released in North America in June 1990 and in Japan in July 1990. It was ported to the Sega Genesis in 1991.

Gameplay

Thunder Fox is a horizontally scrolling shooter, where the players take control of agents Thunder and Fox. Thunder is more efficient with firearms, while Fox is better in using a knife. The levels are all divided into multiple sections, from a military base to a plane. The action is focused on close combat with using the knife to attack, but there are also other weapons dropped by enemies like grenades, flame-throwers, and handguns.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Thunder Fox on their August 15, 1990 issue as being the thirteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.

Leisure Line magazine reviewed the arcade game and rated it 8 out of 10.

Legacy

Thunder Fox was included as part of the Taito Legends compilation set for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in 2005. It was later included on the Japanese-only Taito Memories II Gekan for the PlayStation 2 in 2007. Hamster Corporation re-released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on January 30, 2025.

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: サンダーフォックス, Hepburn: Sandā Fokkusu

References

  1. ↑ "Software List (Software Licensee Release)". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 44, 137. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  3. ↑ Horowitz, Ken (June 1, 2009). "Thunder Fox". Sega-16. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  4. ↑ Weiss, Brett (July 9, 2018). Classic Home Video Games, 1989-1990. McFarland & Company. p. 221. ISBN 9780786492312. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  5. ↑ Pattenden, Mike. "CU Amiga Issue 006 Aug 90". Commodore User. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  6. ↑ Kalata, Kurt (August 14, 2017). "Thunder Fox (サンダーフォックス) - Arcade, Genesis, PlayStation 2 (1990)". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 386. Amusement Press, Inc. August 15, 1990. p. 25.
  8. ↑ Professor Burko (August 1990). "Game Preview". Leisure Line. Australia: Leisure & Allied Industries. p. 41.