''Thunder Brigade'' is an
action video game
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developed by Bluemoon Interactive and published by
Interactive Magic
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and Midas Interactive Entertainment for
Microsoft Windows
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in 1998–1999.
Production and release
Excluding time for engine development, Thunder Brigade was developed over the course of 1998. The game's design was supervised by
Arnold Hendrick.
While the game released on time and met the requirements of its development agreement; due to an intense development process that required sacrificing gameplay testing in favour of '"ordinary" software design tasks' and financial difficulties within Interactive Magic, the game was considered to have "sold rather poorly" by Bluemoon Interactive.
Reception
The game received mixed reviews according to the
review aggregation
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website
GameRankings
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.
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References
External links
Thunder Brigade
at Bluemoon Interactive
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1998 video games
Action games
Arnold Hendrick games
Bluemoon Interactive games
IEntertainment Network games
Midas Interactive Entertainment games
Video games developed in the United States
Windows games
Windows-only games
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