Console: | Sega Genesis |
TV Standard: | NTSC-U |
Country: | United States of America |
Developer(s): | Sega CS R&D 2 |
Publisher(s): | Sega of America, Inc. |
Release Date: | 1989-08-14 |
Players: | 1 |
Co-op: | No |
ESRB: | E - Everyone |
Type: | Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator |
As in its predecessor, the player takes control of an helicopter which is used to attack a group of guerrillas. The helicopter itself uses guns and missiles, and can also air brake. A distinctive feature that also appears in the arcade game is the use of different viewpoints during the entire game; during normal gameplay and when fighting sub-bosses, the game utilizes a third-person perspective from behind the helicopter, similar to Space Harrier, but the camera changes to a top-down perspective when fighting bosses. Super Thunder Blade had four stages of play.