Rolling Thunder 2

Did You Know?

• The home version of Rolling Thunder 2 received a 92% from Computer & Video Games and a 23/25 from GamePro.
• Complex ranked Rolling Thunder 2 85th on their 'The 100 Best Sega Genesis Games' list.
• A port for the Sega Genesis was released the same year as the arcade version.

Gameplay

Set in the 1990s, the Geldra organization returns and destroys several satellites in outer space. Players control a member of the Rolling Thunder task force, with two players able to play simultaneously: Player 1 as female agent Leila and Player 2 as male agent Albatross. Though they have different appearances and handguns, both characters share identical abilities. Each agent can take only two physical hits from enemies, and a bullet or projectile hit causes instant death. The default pistol has limited ammunition; when bullets run out, a slow chaser bullet fires instead. Players can upgrade to a submachine gun by entering marked doors, where a counter shows remaining bullets, allowing one player to leave ammo for the other. Unlike the original, pistol and machine gun ammunition does not carry over between levels; players start each new level with minimum pistol rounds only. Graphics are improved with a futuristic look; the Masker enemies, formerly hooded terrorists, are now cyborgs. Stage designs are more varied: the first four stages take place in a seaside resort in Florida, and the last four in a pyramid in Egypt, both locations being camouflaged Geldra bases.