Super Thunder Blade

The game was later released for the Virtual Console on September 17, 2007, and on the Nintendo Classics service on April 11, 2025. It was also included in the Sega Genesis Collection for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable in 2006 and in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2009.

• Title — Super Thunder Blade • Developer — Sega • Publisher — Sega • Producer — Yuji Naka • Composer — Sachio Ogawa • Platforms — Mega Drive/Genesis • Genre — Rail shooter • Modes — Single-player

Although the battle against the guerilla forces supported directly from Country S was won, with the enemy’s assault staved off, many of the guerillas survived, while Thunder Blade was lost as a result of the fighting while its pilot, Captain Lantz Goswork of Country A, was left injured. Despite this, however, a new combat helicopter is developed by Country A called “Super Thunder Blade” to tackle emerging threats, with Captain Lantz at the helm once again.

Super Thunder Blade is a rail shooter game. As in its predecessor, the player takes control of a 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 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. The game has four stages to play.