Thunder Force 4 Lightning Strikes Again

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Thunder Force Iv
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Technosoft (Japan), Sega (US, Europe)
Developer: Technosoft
Genre: Shooting[i] [2] [iii]
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1992-07-24[3] ¥8,800 (9,064)eight,800e[iv] T-18063 US 1992 $29.9929.99[v] 1143 Eu 1992 1143-l Britain 1992 £49.9949.99[6] 1143-50 SE (Rental) 199x AU 199x KR 199x GM8055JT

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Thunder Strength 4 (サンダーフォースIV), called Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar in the US, is a 1992 shoot-'em-up by Technosoft released for the Sega Mega Bulldoze. It is the fourth game in the Thunder Force series.

Contents

• 1 Story
• 2 Gameplay
  • 2.1 Weapons
  • 2.ii Stages
  • 2.three Tips and tricks
• 3 Versions
  • iii.one Localised names
• iv Production credits
• five Mag articles
• six Promotional material
• 7 Physical scans
• 8 Technical data
  • 8.1 ROM dump condition
• 9 References

Story

Soon after defeating the ORN Empire in Thunder Force III, the Galaxy Federation comes under set on by survivors of the empire, who take banded together to class a new threat, Vios. Vios turns out to be more powerful than ORN always was, and the Galaxy Federation must once more use a new small craft to destroy their base on the planet Aceria.

Gameplay

Gameplay is almost identical to Iii: shoots (you have rapidfire), changes speed past 25% while holding the button downward constantly adds ane%, changes weapon, and powerups are collected from enemies. Dissimilar III, yet, you are non fixed to the camera motion; property and will take you higher/lower than the screen limits (as in Ii).

Weapons

• Blade: Update of the standard shot. Destructive but big bullets, sometimes too big (see Strite dominate)
• Railgun: Update of the rear shot
• Superhighway: Pocket-size rockets that fire in the opposite direction of the ships movement
• Snake: Bombs that travel along the ground/ceiling
• Hunter: Homing orbs

Stages

The first four stages can exist played in any society; the lodge listed here is the default.

	Strite
	A globe full of clouds, mountains, and waters. You spend two "days" on this planet, primarily shooting downward basic enemies that either but assault, shoot homing missiles at you, or worse. A behemothic serpent-like creature will come up at yous several times. A train-like underwater being will transport smaller enemies hurling at y'all while trying to hit you with a large laser, and the rising boss transport volition brand information technology easier for homing missiles to hit yous... Boss: A giant ship with a fin on the bottom that shoots fireballs at you. Hit it enough and it will disassemble from the ship, revealing a gratuitous-moving sub-ship that will attack you in a variety of ways. Due to standoff detection on the dominate' weak spot, it's very difficult to damage him with the "Blade" weapon.
	Ruin
	A bluish ruin facing the void of infinite. Here you face up larger robots on pedestals that are hard to defeat, pairs of laser-shooting shark-like beings, barriers that form as yous motion, and small, immobile enemies that generate themselves int he least convenient places. Halfway though you fight a giant robot that spams loads of bullets at you at once.
	Air-Raid
	Possibly better called an outer space raid: you fly through an asteroid belt, avoiding the (multiple) turrets that constantly send bullets your manner and follow your every move. You also take to dodge the regular enemies (they come fast) and avoid crashing into an asteroid. Halfway through, the astroids start moving at very high speeds, so pay attention to survive!
	Daser
	Fly through a desert sandstorm. Some enemies can take massive harm before going downwardly. Boss:Formalhaut
	Vios
	Battle the boss ship from stage 1 in infinite
	Volbados
	H2o and Ice themed world, with the path over and under water being almost completely different play experiences
	Desvio
	Lava themed world with a cameo boss
	Bio-Base
	A phase in a bio-mechanic environment which consists mainly of miniboss fights
	Wall
	Concluding "proper" stage with moving walls and traps
	Versus
	Final confrontation

Tips and tricks

• The game has at least two score exploit points. The start is at the enemy just earlier going underwater in Strite. I constantly releases pocket-size enemies. The 2nd is in the final stage, Versus. Proceed playing until you reach the large cannon, which yous normally must destroy to keep. Power up items and 1UPs will go on respawning forever. Whether this was by design or an oversight is not clear.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Proper name	English Translation
English	Thunder Force IV	Thunder Force IV
English (US)	Lightening Strength: Quest for the Darkstar	Lightening Forcefulness: Quest for the Darkstar
Japanese	サンダーフォースIV	Thunder Force IV

Product credits

• Programmers: Indick Mst, Yotaro, Zako, Chinpui, Kwd & Edger, Fake Dwarf Giva, Godzy, Blastoff
• Graphics: Two Socks, Krp, Gaja, Argent Hammer, Ushimatu, Hunter, Booby Master, Tamtam, Guges.D, Unbalance, Pei Crash, No Remorse, Shion
• Music: Funky Surounin, Omen, Yunker Matai
• Vocalisation: Atuko
• Director: My Home Papa
• Producer: Sigotonin

Magazine articles

Main article: Thunder Strength 4/Magazine manufactures.

Promotional material

Main article: Thunder Force Four/Promotional material.

Physical scans

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Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) NTSC-U 40 [seven] 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 60 [8] Aktueller Software Markt (DE) 88 [nine] Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 73 [10] Console Mania (IT) 98 [11] Estimator & Video Games (UK) 93 [12] Computer & Video Games (UK) 91 [6] Digitiser (UK) 80 [13] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 93 [14] GameFan (U.s.a.) NTSC-J 97 [fifteen] Game Mania (UK) 93 [16] GamePro (U.s.a.) NTSC-U 93 [5] Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 80 [17] HiScore (DK) PAL 73 [18] Hobby Consolas (ES) 95 [19] Joypad (FR) NTSC-J 97 [20] Joypad (FR) PAL 94 [21] Joystick (FR) NTSC-J 97 [22] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) 94 [23] Sega Mega Bulldoze Advanced Gaming (Britain) NTSC-J 94 [24] Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J 82 [25] Mega (Great britain) NTSC-J 81 [26] Mega Action (UK) 92 [27] Mega Force (FR) 90 [28] Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J 92 [29] MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J 94 [30] Mean Machines (U.k.) NTSC-J 87 [31] Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J 86 [32] Hateful Machines Sega (UK) 89 [33] Role player One (FR) 94 [34] Play Time (DE) 91 [35] Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J 91 [36] Sega Pro (United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland) NTSC-J 92 [37] Sega Pro (UK) PAL 92 [38] Sega Force (SE) 92 [39] Sega Force (U.k.) NTSC-J 88 [twoscore] Sega Saturn Mag (JP) NTSC-J 86 [41] Supergame (BR) NTSC-J xc [42] Supersonic (FR) 93 [43] Tricks 16 bit (RU) NTSC-U 65 [44] Tricks 16 scrap (RU) NTSC-J 88 [45] Video Games (DE) 85 [46]

	87
Based on 42 reviews

Thunder Force IV

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Transmission

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Transmission

Mega Bulldoze, European union
Cover
Cart Transmission

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)
Encompass

Mega Bulldoze, KR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 c8f8c0e0 MD5 bb6b10927e6238206e9a7ba8c7d91a14 SHA-ane ab5bd9ddbfc07d860f44b9c72d098aef2581d1d8	1MB	1992-08	Cartridge (Usa)
✔	CRC32 e7e3c05b MD5 66cac77bb663a6951c942b0722232a03 SHA-1 ecbc2bfc4f3d8bbd46b398274ed2f5cc3db68454	1MB	1992-08	Cartridge (Eu)
✔	CRC32 8d606480 MD5 c0c59e835ca2cfba29f4c0f5293986f6 SHA-1 44be21dead3b55f21762a7c5cf640eec0a1769d9	1MB	1992-07	Cartridge (JP)

References

1. ↑ File:ThunderForce4 Doc JP Box.jpg
2. ↑ File:ThunderForceIV MD KR comprehend.jpg
3. ↑ ^{three.0 3.one} https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
4. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1992" (JP; 1992-06-08), page 146
5. ↑ ^{v.0 5.i} GamePro, "August 1993" (U.s.; 1993-xx-xx), page 68
6. ↑ ^{half dozen.0 6.one} Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (U.k.; 1994-05-15), folio 106
7. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2003-03-10), page 116
8. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2003-03-10), page 243
9. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Oktober 1992" (DE; 1992-09-11), page 126
10. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1992" (JP; 1992-07-08), folio 26
11. ↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1992" (It; 1992-xx-xx), folio 86
12. ↑ Estimator & Video Games, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-15), page 36
13. ↑ Digitiser (United kingdom) (1993-02-03)
14. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (Great britain; 1993-eleven-18), folio 108
15. ↑ GameFan, "Volume one, Issue 1: Oct 1992" (U.s.; 1992-twenty-20), page 6
16. ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (Great britain; 1993-xx-20), page lxxx
17. ↑ Hippon Super, "Baronial 1992" (JP; 1992-07-04), page 37
18. ↑ HiScore, "fifteen Juli - fifteen September" (DK; 1993-07-15), folio nineteen
19. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1993" (ES; 199x-xx-twenty), page 26
20. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 54
21. ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 159
22. ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-20), page 172
23. ↑ Sega Mega Bulldoze Advanced Gaming, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), folio 24
24. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Avant-garde Gaming, "January 1993" (United kingdom; 199x-xx-twenty), page 95
25. ↑ Mega Bulldoze Fan, "October 1992" (JP; 1992-09-20), folio 67
26. ↑ Mega, "Oct 1992" (Great britain; 1992-09-17), page 48
27. ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland; 1993-05-20), folio 65
28. ↑ Mega Forcefulness, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-twenty), page 68
29. ↑ Mega Fun, "08/92" (DE; 1992-08-18), page 16
30. ↑ MegaTech, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-xx), page 30
31. ↑ Mean Machines, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-08-27), folio 84
32. ↑ Marukatsu Mega Drive, "September 1992" (JP; 1992-08-20), folio 119
33. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (United kingdom; 1992-09-xx), page 142
34. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xi-10), page 64
35. ↑ Play Fourth dimension, "i/93" (DE; 1992-12-09), page 95
36. ↑ Sega Power, "November 1992" (Great britain; 1992-10-01), folio 54
37. ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1992" (U.k.; 1992-08-13), page 64
38. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), folio 68
39. ↑ Sega Force, "five/93" (SE; 1993-08-26), page 18
40. ↑ Sega Force, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-10), page 54
41. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), folio 85
42. ↑ Supergame, "Janeiro 1993" (BR; 1993-01-twenty), page 12
43. ↑ Supersonic, "Novembre 1992" (FR; 1992-20-xx), page 22
44. ↑ Tricks sixteen bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-twenty), folio 151
45. ↑ Tricks xvi bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), folio 27
46. ↑ Video Games, "9/92" (DE; 1992-08-26), folio 52

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