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Games like Thunder Blade

1987

You pilot an attack helicopter over scrolling cities, fighting through waves of enemy jets and tanks. The arcade version stands out with Sega's Super Scaler technology, giving the buildings a real sense of depth.

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Action-packed real-time combat

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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Thunder Blade special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved

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A frantic twin-stick arcade shooter where you pilot a geometric ship through a glowing neon grid, fending off swarms of enemies in pursuit of a high score. Simple controls, short rounds and demanding reflexes make it highly addictive.

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Lavish presentation

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DonPachi

Challenging difficulty

DonPachi is a relentless vertical shmup from the arcades where you weave through dense bullet patterns against military vehicles and robots. Pick one of three weapon setups and power it up with dropped items until you face the giant robotic bee boss.

Rolling Gunner

Shooting and gunplay

You pilot one of three STORK ships through six stages drowned in bullets and screen-filling bosses. The Rolling Gun and replay and training modes make this bullet hell shooter a demanding, precisely tunable challenge.

Strikers 1945 II

Shooting and gunplay

You pilot a fighter through waves of bullets and massive mech enemies in this vertically scrolling arcade shmup. It is a tight, demanding shoot 'em up that rewards repeated attempts with sharper reflexes.

1942: Joint Strike

Shooting and gunplay

You pilot planes and ships through waves of enemies in an alternate World War II timeline, in the spirit of Capcom's classic 194X vertical shooters. It pairs the familiar top-down shoot-'em-up action with a full 3D engine.

Gyruss

Shooting and gunplay

A classic Konami arcade shooter where you rotate your ship around the edge of the screen, blasting waves of enemies that swoop in from the center. Known for its tube-shooter design and its memorable Bach-based soundtrack.

We Are Doomed

Lavish presentation

In this twin-stick shooter you unleash an absurdly overpowered laser beam on polygon enemies and charge the SUPERBEAM to wipe out whole screens in an instant. Chasing high scores amid the colourful explosion of geometry and light is where the appeal lies.

Mutant Storm: Reloaded

Shooting and gunplay

You pilot a ship through 89 levels of frantic twin-stick shooting, where the screen gets more crowded with enemies the deeper you go. It is a pure arcade rush built around sheer chaos.

Danmaku Unlimited 2

Challenging difficulty

A classic vertical bullet-hell shooter in the spirit of Japanese doujin games, with dense bullet patterns, punishing boss fights and a driving soundtrack. Pure arcade play built on reflexes and pattern recognition.