Lost In Translation/Rolling Thunder 2

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Rolling Thunder 2
Manufacturer	Namco
Released	1990
Control Method	8-way Joystick 3 Button(s)
Main CPU	(2x) 68000 (@ 12.288 MHz) M6809 (@ 3.072 MHz) HD63705 (@ 2.048 MHz)
Sound CPU	Stereo C140 (@ 21.390 kHz) YM2151 (@ 3.580 MHz)
Video Details	Raster (Horizontal) 288 x 224 pixels 60.61 Hz 8,192 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	21 ROMs 6,332,416 bytes (6.04 MiB)
MAME ID	rthun2 · rthun2j

About The Game

Rolling Thunder 2 is an platform shoot-em-up arcade video game.

A straight sequel to the superb 1986 original, Rolling Thunder 2 sees one or two players taking control of secret agents in this scrolling, platform shoot-em-up. The agents once again find themselves up against the sinister GERDRA organisation and its many armed agents. Game-play is very similar to the original, with doors both releasing enemies and hiding weapons and ammunition for the players to collect.

Rolling Thunder 2 improves on its illustrious predecessor in a number of ways; the most obvious one being the vastly improved and incredibly colourful graphics. The most striking improvement, however, is the addition of a simultaneous, co-operative two player mode; which adds immeasurably to the game's appeal. For the sequel, the one player agent is a woman, with a second player taking the role of a male agent.

Additional Technical Information

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2 (ATTACK, JUMP)

Trivia

Victor Entertainment released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Rolling Thunder 2 : Namco Game Sound Express Vol.5 - VICL-15005) on 21/06/1991.

Series

1. Rolling Thunder (1986)
2. Rolling Thunder 2 (1990)
3. Rolling Thunder 3 (1993, Sega Mega Drive)

Staff

Directed By

T. Negoro

Programmed By

K. Nikaido

Designed By

H. Kuwabara

Music Composed By

Ayako Saso

Cabinet and Artwork

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  Rolling Thunder 2 flyer.

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  Back of the Rolling Thunder 2 flyer.

Ports

Consoles

Sega Mega Drive (1991)

Soundtrack Releases

Album Name	Catalogue No.	Released	Publisher	Comments
Namco Game Sound Express VOL.05 Rolling Thunder 2	VICL-15005	1991-06-21	Victor Entertainment	CD version.
Namco Video Game Graffiti Volume 9	VICL-8089	1993-09-22	Victor	CD version.

References

The contents of this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
The sources used include MAME (version 0.113u2) and history.dat (revision 1.28 - 2008-10-18).
Please see http://www.arcade-history.com for credits.