Thunder Force IV,[a] known in North America as Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar, is a shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Technosoft for the Mega Drive in 1992. It is the fourth installment in Technosoft's Thunder Force series, and the third and final one created for the Mega Drive. It was developed by the team at Technosoft that ported Devil's Crush to the Mega Drive rather than the team that developed the previous Thunder Force games. Like its predecessors, it is a horizontally scrolling shooter, but it also features extensive vertical scrolling with large playing fields.
The game was considered by journalists as one of the best shooters on the Mega Drive when it was launched. Critics especially praised the game's graphics, including the vertical and parallax scrolling for illustrating the immense environments. Some believed that underneath the graphical sheen, the gameplay was relatively average however. Thunder Force IV was rereleased on the Sega Saturn in 1996 and the Nintendo Switch in 2018.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
ThunderForceIV, known in North America as Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar, is a shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Technosoft...
contains ThunderForceIV and ThunderForce AC. ThunderForce V (Sega Saturn) (1997) ThunderForce V: Perfect System (PlayStation) (1998) (port of Thunder Force...
ThunderForce V is a horizontal-scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Technosoft for the Sega Saturn. The game was released in 1997...
includes ThunderForce II (1989) and ThunderForce III (1990), while the second release (Gold Pack 2) includes ThunderForce AC (1990) and ThunderForceIV (1992)...
future Technosoft releases, Sega would look into re-releasing ThunderForceIV, ThunderForce V and Herzog Zwei. In September 2016, there was a total of...
Pakistan Air Force. JF-17 Thunder of Pakistan Air Force at Paris Air Show 2019 A four-ship of F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Pakistan Air Force head to the...
uninteresting sprites and overall longevity, recommending ThunderForceIV and Twinkle Tale instead. Sega Force's Mat Yeo and Adrian Pitt concurred with Davison...
Challengers Capcom Genesis Tenka Fubu: Eiyūtachi no Hōkō Game Arts Sega CD ThunderForceIV Sega Genesis ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron Sega/ToeJam & Earl...
was composed by Toshiharu Yamanishi, who also worked on ThunderForce III, ThunderForceIV and Dragon's Fury (one song from Elemental Master was remixed...
Sonic the Hedgehog Sega Genesis/Arcade (Mega Play) September 20, 2018 ThunderForceIV Sega Genesis Phantasy Star Master System October 31, 2018 December...
of Rage 2 Best Movie Game Alien 3 Star Wars Best Shooter Air Zonk ThunderForceIV Space Megaforce Best Cartoon Game Taz-Mania World of Illusion Taz-Mania...
Unreleased ThunderForceIV Lightning Force: Quest for the DarkstarNA Technosoft TechnosoftJP SegaWW July 24, 1992 January 1993 1992 Thunder Fox Taito...
Gate of Thunder was created by Red Raimon, a group within Red consisting of former Technosoft staff which previously worked on the ThunderForce series...
May 14, 2024. "Sega Genesis: New Titles! - Air Drum (Activator)". Sega Force. No. 3. Sendai Publishing. July 1993. p. 22. Archived from the original...
Artwork for the game was done by Mitsuakira Tatsuta, who worked on ThunderForceIV. The music was composed by Hyakutaro Tsukumo, his first video game...
Rolling Thunder was a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the United States (U.S.) 2nd Air Division (later Seventh Air Force), U...
Gunner S.T.G Video game Super SWIV Firepower 2000 Video game ThunderForceIV Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar Video game TOCA 2 Touring Cars* TOCA...
Complete Guide to Consoles: Volume IV. November 1990. pp. 108–10. "World of Spectrum - Archive - Magazine viewer". "Thunder Blade". Archived from the original...
Camp Thunder Cove, formerly Camp Justice is a United States Navy and Air Forces support facility within the US-UK Naval Support Facility on Diego Garcia...
TV Basketball Up'n Down Water Match Wheels Wheels II Winner Winner IV Necessary Force Originally developed by Atari, Inc. Licensed from Sega. Licensed from...
Global Information