If you've played either of the first two games in this series, you know just how action-packed a game can be. In this chapter, you'll enjoy 10 levels of the most intense gameplay ever experienced! New moves and weapons will help you break Gelda out of Las Vegas, journey out to sea, and take on a pack of vicious terrorists. With nine new forms of firepower in all, this is truly explosive stuff. Hidden areas will keep you searching and guessing throughout the game, and the variety of locales is simply unparalleled. Race motorcycles, command a jet ski, and trek underwater in this massive expedition.

The events in the third game in the series are synchronous with Rolling Thunder 2. At the end of the twentieth century, satellites around the globe are being shot down, disrupting communications. Secret agency Rolling Thunder discovers the organization behind the terror: Geldra. While agents Leila and Albatross are fighting the leader Gimdo (Rolling Thunder 2), agent Jay is instructed to bring down Dread, the second-in-command.

There are many improvements to the gameplay of Rolling Thunder 3. Jay can shoot while jumping and shoot diagonally upwards with certain weapons. At the beginning of each mission, you can pick a special weapon such as a laser rifle, bazooka, flamethrower or grenades. You have to choose carefully as they cannot be reused in later missions. You can still hide in doorways and recharge your weapons behind special doors.

The mission timer from the previous game has been replaced by a sniper that targets you with a crosshair when you don't move fast enough. The brutal difficulty from the previous games has been toned down: there are more life marks at the start and you now resurrect where you died, rather than returning to the last checkpoint. Unlike the previous game, you can only choose one character to play with.

After completing a mission, a password is provided to continue playing.

Rolling Thunder 3 Includes:

• 10 huge levels.
• Nine new weapons.
• Hidden areas.
• One-player action.
• Password support.

Duck, seek cover behind crates, or jump away from enemy gunfire as you progress through the stages. While you only have forty bullets, ammo can be replenished by entering specially marked doors, and you always have a knife for close-range slashing. Players can also find an additional weapon to use, typically found behind doors marked “special”, which replaces your knife until you run out of ammo.