| Thunder Fox | |
| Developer: | Taito |
| Publisher: | Taito |
| Designer: | Hiroyuki Maekawa |
| Programmer: | Wolf Kato Youichi Oki Takahiro Natani |
| Artist: | Noritaka Kawamoto Nishikawa Kenji Hazama Minako Morimoto Koji Omae Takashi Yamada Seiji Kawagishi |
| Composer: | Kazuko Umino |
| Platforms: | Arcade, Mega Drive |
| Released: | June 1990: Arcade[1] 1991: Mega Drive |
is a run and gun video game created by Taito. It was released in arcades in 1990 and for the Mega Drive in 1991.
In the year 199X, the world was lost in a vortex of terror. Malicious terrorism gripped the land, the sky, and the sea. There were two brave men who fought against this reign of violence. They were the anti-terrorism team, "THUNDER FOX."
Thunder Fox is a horizontally scrolling shooter, where the players take control of agents Thunder and Fox.[2] Thunder is more efficient with firearms, while Fox is better in using a knife.[3] The levels are all divided into multiple sections, from a military base to a plane.[4] The action is focused on close combat with using the knife to attack, but there are also other weapons dropped by enemies like grenades, flame-throwers and handguns.[5]
In Japan, Game Machine listed Thunder Fox on their August 15, 1990 issue as being the thirteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[6]
Leisure Line magazine reviewed the arcade game and rated it 8 out of 10.[7]
Thunder Fox was re-released for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 as part of the Taito Legends compilation.