Thunder Fox
1990 video game
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Thunder Fox (サンダーフォックス) is a run and gun video game released in arcades by Taito in 1990 and for the Mega Drive in 1991.
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| Developer | Taito |
| Publisher | Taito |
| Designer | Hiroyuki Maekawa |
| Programmers | Wolf Kato Youichi Oki Takahiro Natani |
| Artists | Noritaka Kawamoto Nishikawa Kenji Hazama Minako Morimoto Koji Omae Takashi Yamada Seiji Kawagishi |
| Composer | Kazuko Umino |
| Platforms | Arcade, Mega Drive |
| Release | June 1990: Arcade[1] 1991: Mega Drive |
| Genre | Run and gun |
Plot
In the year 199X, the world was lost in a vortex of terror. Malicious terrorism gripped the land, the sky, and the sea. There were two brave men who fought against this reign of violence. They were the anti-terrorism team, "THUNDER FOX."
Gameplay
Thunder Fox is a horizontally scrolling shooter, where the players take control of agents Thunder and Fox.[2] Thunder is more efficient with firearms, while Fox is better in using a knife.[3] The levels are all divided into multiple sections, from a military base to a plane.[4] 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.[5]
Reception
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. It was also re-released by Hamster Corporation for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 as part of the Arcade Archives series on January 30, 2025.[8]