Thunderflash Reviews

I finished the game on my first go at it.I didn't expect I would do it since I died 3 times on the 1st level alone, and then... 1 time per level average. You start with 10 lives (They call it credits but they actually work as lives), which is more than enough to beat the game. How do you make Ikari Warriors really, really boring? First you make the player fire rate very low, make everything move really slow, never have more than 4 enemies on screen and make their fire rate also very slow (but make them shoot at the same time so all bullets are moving at you at the same time). Then you make enemies that take many shots to die very safe to kill from an angle so you just stand there waiting them to die. Finally, make boss fights drag for a real long time, while giving absolutely no thought about ther gameplay design... and now you made Ikari Warriors a boring, unfun game.... and just called it Thunderflash! Also, Ikari Warriors had a rotary stick so you could move to a direction and shoot to a different one. Front Line is a 1982 game and it had it. Total Carnage had twin sticks. Shock Troopers let you hold a direction while moving to another by holding the fire button. Why the hell we don't have some kind of solution for this here? Surely we couldn't have a rotary stick, but either use twin sticks or having a button to hold direction would obviously work. The jetpack level is repetitive and boring. The ladder level is even worse as it's all about waiting the enemies stopping shooting then moving. Most of your damage on levels will come from some real cheap enemy positioning or while yawning during a boss fight so you lose concentration. When the game is not boring, it's cheap. Or both. Rockets are just a harder bullet to make more damage to bosses and if they didn't exist but bosses didn't take so long to die it would be a lot better. Gave it a quick go on Hardcore mode, didn't feel any better (or harder to be quite honest), so I'm not compelled to play it any longer. The graphics are very nice and the music is really good (But what's happening with the sfx of the enemies grenades?). And those are the good points the game have IMO. Seep games are usually very simpe, but fun to play.... unfortunately they dropped the ball hard on this one. It looks and sounds good, but gameplay is so, so, so much flawed, it's just not worth. I'm really surprised how bad the bosses are on this game, but nothing gameplay wise feels good or fun here. I really would like to recommend this game, but I can't.

Pretty cool run n gun with a nice variety of weapons. :) I can see myself spending some time with this...

Thunderflash is much more boring and flawed than it looks. The shots are too slow and the game needed to be a twin stick shooter.

I wish i wasn't dead when games like this was a thing on the arcades. We're lucky that some devs still keeps making retro games for modern gamers. Played this game for several hours, and i still consider it fun. (Those hours are not listed because i didn't played them on the steam version)

Anyone who grew up playing the SNK game IKARI WARRIORS should love this one. Top/Down Run & Gun Shooter (RGS) at it's indie finest. I can't recommend this game enough. I like what they did with this game. My only complaint is that I can't use my XBOX controller I had to use a SEGA Genesis type pad. I'd like a sequel but dunno if that'll happen.

Ehh... Almost but not quite. Kinda like Ikari Warriors, kinda like guerilla war, kinda like Mercs but doesn’t quite hit the sweet spot of either like blazing chrome and cyber shadow do for their respective counterparts.

Thunderflash pros: //fast game with modern day graphics with easy controls that moves from location A to B to C and so on cons: //some difficult battles //some traps and enemy attacks cannot be evaded //good game Personal Suggested Purchase Price: $0.49 Or Less During Sale

I got this for $0.49. It is a well made Ikari Warriors style game. You can pick from two characters, and it'll keep you engaged for a couple fun filled minutes. It's $0.49, there isn't anything to complain about with that price.

Yes its a lot like Ikari Warriors, but thankfully this game plays a hell of a lot better. Here, your character has some actual manueverability unlike the og Ikari Warriors games. Plus, it breaks it up a bit by adding side scrolling sections and even a small shoot em up section. The graphics are nice and colorful and the soundtrack was good too. These guys should try doing a nes contra clone.

Run n Gun favourite indie game for the PC. As a fan of Ikari Warriors, Commando and Heavy Barrel this was a welcome retro challenge. The music and level design well presented and planned. The addition of a hardcore mode as suggested to the developers is a nice touch.