Thunder Force V

PlayStation
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. 85
    An extremely solid representative of the shooter genre, although it certainly doesn't deliver anything you haven't experienced countless times before. Innovation-wise it gets a below average score, but in terms of enjoyment it's a winner. It's fun, it's furious, and it's highly recommended.
  2. Easily as good as "Raystorm" or "G-Darius" and tough competition for "Einhander", Thunder Force V is a shooting fan's dream
  3. A good game in a genre that may have one foot in the grave. It isn't the most exciting, nor best shooter on the PlayStation but it does have some entertaining areas that might be enough to arise interest.
  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    75
    Until you begin to understand how each of the weapons work and learn when and where to use them, the game just seems outrageously difficult and often frustrating (on the Normal or Hard difficulties, that is). Once you figure out which weapons work best in given situations however, things begin to get much more tolerable and you start enjoying the game a lot more. [Oct 1998]

Awards & Rankings

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#15 Most Discussed PS1 Game of 1998
16
#16 Most Shared PS1 Game of 1998
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
  1. May 22, 2021
    9
    Great gameplay and a great soundtrack. A classic of the shooting genre of the late 90s. The Craw system is pretty cool.
  2. Oct 5, 2019
    9
    Among the best shmups on PS1. The music created by Hyakutaro Tsukumo plays a lot.
  3. JL
    Oct 25, 2005
    9
    Great game!!! Holds well against time, even in 2005!!!