<s>
Operation	B-Application
Thunderbolt	I-Application
is	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Taito	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
,	O
changes	O
include	O
two-player	O
gameplay	O
with	O
two	O
positional	O
gun	O
controllers	O
mounted	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
forward-scrolling	O
pseudo-3D	O
perspective	O
combined	O
with	O
side-scrolling	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
three	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
in	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
exclusive	O
sequel	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
from	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
include	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
using	O
positional	O
gun	O
controllers	O
instead	O
of	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
,	O
two-player	O
simultaneous	O
play	O
with	O
two	O
mounted	O
guns	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
forward-scrolling	O
pseudo-3D	O
perspective	O
combined	O
with	O
side-scrolling	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocean	O
Software	O
published	O
conversions	O
of	O
Operation	B-Application
Thunderbolt	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
464	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cartridge	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Application
GX4000	I-Application
followed	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
1994	O
and	O
works	O
with	O
the	O
SNES	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Operation	B-Application
Thunderbolt	I-Application
in	O
its	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
1989	O
issue	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
successful	O
upright	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
Japan	O
's	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
,	O
below	O
Chase	B-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Operation	B-Application
Thunderbolt	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
highest	O
grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Thunderbolt	I-Application
was	O
also	O
Japan	O
's	O
eighth	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1990	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commodore	O
User	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
takes	O
all	O
the	O
best	O
elements	O
"	O
of	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
,	O
including	O
"	O
the	O
brilliant	O
graphics	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
action	O
blasting	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
"	O
a	O
two-player	O
option	O
,	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
perspective	O
and	O
some	O
really	O
clever	O
scenario	O
ideas	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
colorful	O
and	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
and	O
strong	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
repetitiveness	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
slowness	O
of	O
the	O
aiming	O
reticule	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
Operation	O
is	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
generating	O
plenty	O
of	O
shootin	O
 '	O
thrills	O
for	O
intermediate	O
soldiers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
dismissed	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
another	O
shooting-gallery	O
game	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
...	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
British	O
game	O
industry	O
awards	O
event	O
held	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1989	O
,	O
Operation	B-Application
Thunderbolt	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Best	O
16-bit	O
arcade	B-Application
license	O
translation	O
"	O
for	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
's	O
home	O
computer	O
conversions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Thunderbolt	I-Application
is	O
in	O
the	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
compilation	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
