Thunder Fox

Thunder Fox

Aka: ThunderFox
Console: Arcade
TV Standard: Region Not Set
Developer(s): Taito Corporation
Publisher(s): Taito Corporation
Release Date: 1990-01-01
Players: 2
Co-op: Yes
Type: Action, Platform
Thunder Fox screenshot

Thunder Fox is an arcade game created by Taito. It was released in arcades in 1990 and for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991. It was later released on various consoles such as the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in Taito Legends, a compilation of Taito classics.

The gameplay for Thunder Fox is similar to other popular side scrolling action games like Namco's Rolling Thunder, and Sega's Shinobi. There are three buttons for each player - Attack, which normally is used to make Thunder and Fox (the game's heroes) stab with their knives. Jump, and a Weapon button which fires or throws a weapon acquired by the heroes. What makes this game unique is that the game gives players the opportunity to allow players to use their obtained weapons (save for the hand grenades) as melee weapons which helps conserve ammunition for when it's needed.