Gate of Thunder

published by Hudson / Turbo Technologies in 1992-02-21, developed by Red, running on PC Engine CD

type: shooter
perspective: side view
player options: single player

4.8/5

Official description

The legendary sci-fi shooter is back! Gate of Thunder is a horizontal side-scrolling shooter that places you in control of special undercover agent Hawk, whose mission is to stop the deadly army of Obbellon fighters. Jump into the action as Hawk gets aboard his ship, the Hunting Dog, and heads out toward the enemy. Blast through stages while effectively using all three of the weapons at your disposal and receiving support from ally Wild Cat ships. Switch through equippable power-up options on the fly to change the direction of your attack. You'll have to blast in front of and behind you to survive all seven stages. Hard-core shooting-game fans looking for a challenge can select HARD or DEVIL mode to experience even more intense action!

# 2007-12-02 17:39:36 - official description

Comment

One of the first game for the Super CD-ROM².
A side scroller shoot'em up.
In my mind, one of the best five shoot'em up of the history.
The game was the most violent one of the moment, not violent because of gore pictures, but violent because of game speed and rythm, and most of all the best sound tracks I've ever heard for a video game.
If you like rock sound, you MUST listen to Gate Of Thunder music.

# 2003-05-02 15:02:03