P47 Thunderbolt

aka: Arcade Archives: P-47, P-47: The Freedom Fighter, P-47: The Phantom Fighter

Moby ID: 16572

Released

1988 on Arcade

Credits

13 people

Releases by Date (by platform)

Publishers

Developers

Nihon Micom Kaihatsu

Moby Score

6.2

#21,297 of 25.7K

Critics

65% (21)

Players

(15)

Review Ranking

#401 on Atari ST
#1,227 on Amiga

Collected By

14 players

Genre: Action
Perspective: Side view
Gameplay: Shooter
Setting: Historical events
World War II

Arcade Specs

Input Devices Supported/Optional: 2 buttons
Multiplayer Options: Same/Split-Screen
Number of Offline Players: 1-2 Players

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Description official descriptions

The P-47 was one of the toughest planes in use in World War 2, and this side-scrolling shoot 'em up puts you in control of one as you take on hordes of Nazis. 16-bit versions have a simultaneous 2-player mode, as well as the ability to wrap-around the game with increased difficulty up to 4 times.

You are initially armed with a machine gun, but can also pick up bombs, spray missiles and multi-missiles by picking up the appropriate letter. Each weapon can be upgraded by picking up further tokens of the same type. Tokens offering extra lives and speed-ups are also on offer.

Spellings

アーケードアーカイブス P-47 - Japanese PS4 / Switch spelling

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Credits (TurboGrafx-16 version)

13 People

Producer	Yukio Kotoyori (as Yukio Matsumoto)
Supervisor	Yousuke Maki (as Yosuke Arima)
Program Supervisor	Tamio Nakasato (as Tamio Date)
Planner	Akira Shōji (as Akira Takaoka)
Constractor	Kinichirō Ōno (as Kin-ichi Akihabara)
Main Designer	Eisaku Origami (as O. Eisaku)
Test Players	Naoko Nagamine (as Naoko Wako) Ikezu Kenzi (as Kenzi Nanno) Noriyo Mizuguchi Yōichi Koyama (as Youichi Rossi)
Sound Artist	Sizlla Okamura (as Sizlla Leona)
Sound Programmer	Kazunori Hideya (as Kazuhiro Chida)
Main Programmer	Tetsurō Kiyomoto (as K. Tetsuro)

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 65% (based on 21 ratings)

Players

Average score: 2.3 out of 5 (based on 15 ratings with 0 reviews)

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MobyGames ID: 16572

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by Martin Smith.

DOS added by B.L. Stryker. Arcade added by 666gonzo666. Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 added by Rik Hideto. Antstream added by firefang9212. iPhone added by Sciere. Amstrad CPC added by Kabushi. TurboGrafx-16 added by Katakis | カタキス.

Additional contributors: formercontrib, Rik Hideto, firefang9212.

Game added February 14, 2005. Last modified July 3, 2024.