Thunder Spirits for SNES
Review #626
Thunder Spirits
Correction: Thunder Force
Gameplay
Powerups include option drones that spin around your ship and selectable weapons. Speed is also configurable.
Some hitboxes are unpredictable such as explosions of some missiles which hurt you while other explosions don't. Just gotta memorize the levels. Once you do the game is super easy, especially once you get the homing weapon. Just turn on turbo and plow thru the game.
Oh and you'll have to invest in a turbo controller.
No difficulty levels or any other settings available.
Good shmup gameplay
Minimal slowdown is impressive.
Level Design
Ok level design. Nothing particularly interesting. Waves of enemies are sometimes sparse but there's a lot of variety. Level 5 is fun, flying thru an asteroid field.
Theme
Generic, but has some visual style. I've always liked the feel of the Thunder Force series. No story or cutscenes whatsoever.
Art Style
Looks like a Genesis game. Exactly like one. Some nice effects like explosions and background animation but no mode 7 and a very limited color palette make this look less attractive than most SNES shooters.
Audio
Some pumping tracks. My 8 year old said he liked the music so I guess that's good enough for me. The sound is decent as well.
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