7

This game gets a lot of hate, and I can see why. Super Thunder Blade's choppy scaling effects not only look like crap, but it ruins the gameplay in some aspects, I have good things to say for this game, but unfortuanitly there are a lot of bad things, lets get to the review.Gameplay C-: The gameplay is mediocre at best. While the game delivers simple, but fun shooting action. It gets ruined by some of the worst scaling effects I have ever seen on the Genesis. I know the Genesis does not have the ability to scale objects smoothly, but I have seen better on the system, I know this was a launch title, but Space Harrier 2 was a launch title and has better scaling. Another problem with the game is that your helicopter seems to weigh a million pounds, it moves so slow, that its difficult to avoid rapid fire shots. There is a brake button (B) and while it helps it won't fix the clunky control. So what good does this game offer? Well, I like how satisfying it is to blow stuff up, and theres some variety in the game. At the end of the level, you get an overhead view so you can beat a base, an aircraft carrier, and more.Graphics D: Don't get fussy about this rating because you'll see what I mean after you play the game. The sprites in this game look good, but sadly they look dull and uninspired. Like I mentioned earlier the scaling is simply awfull, its difficult to tell sometimes were an object can be. Other times, I can't dodge, cave walls, or the large metal pipes in level 4. Its simply a pain to deal with. The good thing though is that you'll get used to it over time.Sound B: The music has that typical Genesis sound, but the music sounds pretty good. Its upbeat, and fits the style of the game well. The sound effects sound bad, many of them, like the explosions, sound like electronic farts, but on the bright side, they help make it satisfying to blow stuff up.Addictiveness A-: This game is very addicting, it has that "one more time" arcade kind of appeal. I get addicted to it because its satisfying to beat each level. You feel a sense of achievement when beating it.Depth F: 4 levels is simply unexeptable, there might have been 4 in the arcade, but for a home console there should have been more.Difficulty Medium Easy: This game is easy, but there are cheap hits that add to the difficulty.OVERALL RATING C