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Thunderstrike: Operation Phoenix
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 15 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 7 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Developer: Core
Genre(s): Action
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: October 16, 2001
Summary
A deadly new adversary has struck at all the principal nations, paralyzing the world. The world's allied forces immediately call for a global summit, merging their weapons resources and technologies into a clandestine project entitled Operation Phoenix. [Eidos Interactive]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
GamePro
Casual twitch gamers may be turned off by the flying learning curve and amount of strategizing required to complete each mission, but you can’t deny the hedonistic thrill of buzzing over a desolate desert landscape and letting loose!
Read Full Review >Hot Games
The real problem is that the game won’t hold your attention for longer than a weekend, which is unfortunate.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
Players looking for a detailed flight simulation will enjoy Thunderstrike's tactical gameplay, but fans of visceral action will find its strike-and-hide gameplay requirements a bit too rigid.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
If a sim with action is what you are looking for, go for it. If you find the frenetic pace of an MTV music video too slow for you, then avoid this game entirely.
Read Full Review >Gamezilla!
It is challenging and it can take some time to get comfortable with the controls, but it’s also refreshing to see a simulator that doesn’t throw away the first missions by giving simple goals or weak enemies.
Read Full Review >PSX Nation
Tolerate the fog, put-up with the controller and live with the repetition of dying over and over again, and you too will be hooked.
Read Full Review >IGN
It features some of my least favorite shooter design elements, and it suffers from some kind of hideous memory caching woes that in turn spawn a few very frustrating interface issues.
Read Full Review >TotalPlayStation
If you are a helicopter sim fan and like games that are frustratingly difficult then pick up this game. Otherwise, either stay away or at your own discretion rent it because there are way better games out there.
Read Full Review >GameZone
A game that suffers from “could have been great“ syndrome. The weapons are cool and the missions are exciting, but the controls ruined everything.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
Later sorties throw so much annoying crap at you—too many enemies who pop out of nowhere, too many mission objectives. [Jan 2002, p.222]
XenGamers
An interesting conundrum of challenging gameplay and flat out irritation.
Read Full Review >GameShark
Every component of this game is either mediocre or bad. Consequently, if you were to ask me what I thought of Thunder Strike, I would say that it sucks.
Read Full Review >Game Revolution
If it's beauty you're looking for, look somewhere else. Thunderstrike is a graphical plain Jane of a game, especially since so much of the action takes place at a distance.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
The difficulty wouldn't be so frustrating if you could quickly retry the mission, but the load times are unforgivably long. [Dec 2001, p.93]
Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
Why does the game look like crap? [Jan 2002, p.141]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.1 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Big Tiny gave it a 9:
Hard..but excellent...good graphics and weapons.
Michael gave it an 8:
This game is good, not great, but its good.
Mike G. gave it an 8:
It's a good effort to try and combine action and fun while still staying true to the genre which is one of it's major problems. It's trying to please everyone at once. I did however, enjoy playing this game but only because there just isn't enough competition out there. One thing that i would like to complain about though, is how annoying and irratating it is trying to shoot them bloody soldiers on the ground. Why didn't Eidos put them on the target system as well? Answers on a postcard.
Travis B. gave it a 9:
A very challenging game and threateningly addictive. A few hints about rescuing hostages and surviving ambushes would be nice.
Tim S. gave it a 8:
Not as bad as the reviews have made it seem.
Andrea L. gave it an 8:
Finish this in the Hard level, if you can!
