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'''Rolling Thunder''' is a series of three [[run and gun]] games, that were released by [[Namco]] between [[1986]] and [[1993]]. The original title in the series focused on a secret agent codenamed "Albatross", a member of the World Crime Police Organization's "Rolling Thunder" unit (after which the series is named); however, the second title focused on both him and his fellow WCPO agent, named "Leila Blitz", and the third and final title (which was direct-to-console release) focused on a third WCPO agent, named "Jay" (and it also featured a boss and another operative named "Ellen" as two non-player characters). | '''Rolling Thunder''' is a series of three [[run and gun]] games, that were released by [[Namco]] between [[1986]] and [[1993]]. The original title in the series focused on a secret agent codenamed "Albatross", a member of the World Crime Police Organization's "Rolling Thunder" unit (after which the series is named); however, the second title focused on both him and his fellow WCPO agent, named "Leila Blitz", and the third and final title (which was direct-to-console release) focused on a third WCPO agent, named "Jay" (and it also featured a boss and another operative named "Ellen" as two non-player characters). | ||
*'''[[Rolling Thunder]]''' ([[1986]], [[Arcade]]): The original title in the series ran on the company's System 86 hardware and was licensed to [[Atari Games]] for US manufacture and distribution; focused on Albatross trying to save his fellow agent (the aforementioned Blitz) from the terrorist organization "Geldra". | * '''[[Rolling Thunder]]''' ([[1986]], [[Arcade]]): The original title in the series ran on the company's System 86 hardware and was licensed to [[Atari Games]] for US manufacture and distribution; focused on Albatross trying to save his fellow agent (the aforementioned Blitz) from the terrorist organization "Geldra". | ||
*'''[[Rolling Thunder 2]]''' ([[1990]], [[Arcade]]): The second title in the series was released directly by Namco 4 years after the original, and ran on their System 2 hardware; it focused on both Albatross and Leila as orbiting satellites of many countries were mysteriously destroyed and the world fell into chaos. | * '''[[Rolling Thunder 2]]''' ([[1990]], [[Arcade]]): The second title in the series was released directly by Namco 4 years after the original, and ran on their System 2 hardware; it focused on both Albatross and Leila as orbiting satellites of many countries were mysteriously destroyed and the world fell into chaos. | ||
*'''[[Rolling Thunder 3]]''' ([[1993]], [[Sega Genesis]]): The third and final title in the series was released 3 years after the second, for the Sega Genesis; and as mentioned above, it focused on a third WCPO agent named Jay who's been sent to find and take out Geldra's second-in-command, named "Dread". | * '''[[Rolling Thunder 3]]''' ([[1993]], [[Sega Genesis]]): The third and final title in the series was released 3 years after the second, for the Sega Genesis; and as mentioned above, it focused on a third WCPO agent named Jay who's been sent to find and take out Geldra's second-in-command, named "Dread". | ||
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| Developer(s) | Namco |
| Publisher(s) | Namco, Atari Games |
| Year introduced | 1986 |
| Genre(s) | Run and gun |
Rolling Thunder is a series of three run and gun games, that were released by Namco between 1986 and 1993. The original title in the series focused on a secret agent codenamed "Albatross", a member of the World Crime Police Organization's "Rolling Thunder" unit (after which the series is named); however, the second title focused on both him and his fellow WCPO agent, named "Leila Blitz", and the third and final title (which was direct-to-console release) focused on a third WCPO agent, named "Jay" (and it also featured a boss and another operative named "Ellen" as two non-player characters).
- Rolling Thunder (1986, Arcade): The original title in the series ran on the company's System 86 hardware and was licensed to Atari Games for US manufacture and distribution; focused on Albatross trying to save his fellow agent (the aforementioned Blitz) from the terrorist organization "Geldra".
- Rolling Thunder 2 (1990, Arcade): The second title in the series was released directly by Namco 4 years after the original, and ran on their System 2 hardware; it focused on both Albatross and Leila as orbiting satellites of many countries were mysteriously destroyed and the world fell into chaos.
- Rolling Thunder 3 (1993, Sega Genesis): The third and final title in the series was released 3 years after the second, for the Sega Genesis; and as mentioned above, it focused on a third WCPO agent named Jay who's been sent to find and take out Geldra's second-in-command, named "Dread".
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