<s>
is	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
the	O
other	O
one	O
being	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
for	O
its	O
U.S.	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
1987	O
arcade	O
game	O
Thunder	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
and	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
distinctive	O
feature	O
that	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
different	O
viewpoints	O
during	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
;	O
during	O
normal	O
gameplay	O
and	O
when	O
fighting	O
sub-bosses	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
utilizes	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
from	O
behind	O
the	O
helicopter	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
camera	O
changes	O
to	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
when	O
fighting	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
had	O
four	O
stages	O
of	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACE	O
magazine	O
rated	O
it	O
880	O
out	O
of	O
1000	O
and	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
best	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
rated	O
it	O
80%	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
version	O
"	O
of	O
Thunder	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
on	O
"	O
any	O
"	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
is	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
done	O
to	O
differentiate	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
release	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Thunder	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
port	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
few	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
save	O
for	O
some	O
minor	O
level	O
development	O
changes	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
;	O
the	O
initial	O
top-down	O
sections	O
(	O
occurring	O
before	O
the	O
third-person	O
sections	O
)	O
were	O
omitted	O
from	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
