Thunder Blade
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Aboard the lethal Gunship Gladiator helicopter, it is your job to ensure that a coup fails to install a dictator as leader. 

The game features 12 levels split into three distinct styles. First of all you'll be flying over a city in your helicopter, shooting out tanks by ducking low enough to target them, but also climbing to avoid the skyscrapers in the area. The third section is viewed similarly, but sees you attempting to wipe out the planes mounted on an aircraft carrier.

The second section is viewed behind your helicopter in full 3D, and adds helicopters and planes to be shot, with dodging their bullets as you duck down to shoot the tanks being the main challenge.

Trivia

The helicopter design is reminiscent of the copter in the Blue Thunder film by John Badham (1982) and TV series spin-off (1984).

The Commodore 64 version came with a 'Art of Noise' (electronic music) mix tape.

Alternate Titles
"Thunder Blade" -- Alternate spelling

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Description from the packaging  (US) :

The meanest machine to ever storm the skies. Your enemies have surrounded the cities. Infiltrated the forests and covered the canyons. And you've got to get in there and clean things up. Which is what makes this 3-D, chopper combat mission so hectically spectacular. Everything's always changing. The scenery. The enemies. Even the perspective.

Dip down into the wartorn city canyons and pick off enemy patrollers. Fly over an invading warship- just bristling with gun emplacements- and take them out. One by one.
Finally, blast out enemy headquarters- a monolithic, off-site refinery in the middle of the ocean.
Take off in Thunder Blade today. And find out yourself why it's taking the nation by storm.
This game has it all. And sometimes all at once.
You need agility and artillery to sink this floating arsenal.
Keep your blades away from the buildings. 'Cause this concrete jungle is a killer.
Try shooting and dodging fire at the same time.
Enemy headquarters. Where all is saved. Or lost. And one wrong move could make the difference.
