| Thunder Force | |
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| Genre(s) | Horizontal-scrolling shooter |
| Developer(s) | Technosoft Sega |
| Publisher(s) | Technosoft Sega |
| Creator(s) | Kotori Yoshimura |
| Platform(s) | Sharp X1, NEC PC-8801 mkII, FM-7, Sharp MZ 1500, NEC PC-6001 mkII, NEC PC-9801, X68000, Arcade, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 |
| First release | Thunder Force 1983 |
| Latest release | Thunder Force VI 2008 |
Thunder Force (サンダーフォース, Sandā Fōsu) is a series of free-roaming scrolling shooter type video games developed by the Japanese software company Technosoft and published by Sega. The franchise is recognized for its distinctive gameplay, graphics, and synthesizer-based chiptune music soundtracks.
There are six games in the series in total. The first appeared on the personal computers. The majority of installments in the series appeared on the Mega Drive console. The most recent entry was released on PlayStation 2.