Rolling Thunder 2
Rolling Thunder 2 — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Rolling Thunder 2 on?
- Rolling Thunder 2 was released on Arcade, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did Rolling Thunder 2 release?
- Rolling Thunder 2 was first released on November 18, 1991.
About Rolling Thunder 2
A terrorist group has taken out the world information flow and, as either a guy named Albert Ross or a woman named Leila, you must stop them. You can also get cool weapons that pack more of a punch than your ordinary hand gun. Also RT2 is a password supported game, so in other words you get a password at the end of each round so if you loss all your lives, you can continue from the end of that round, very handy.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Arcade, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Developer
- Namco
- Publisher
- Namco
- Game modes
- Single player, Co-operative
- Themes
- Action
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1992 | $41 | $106 | — | 8 reviews | Low |
Also released on: Arcade · Wii · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $25 | $54 | — |
| Japanese release | $50 | $146 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a week
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about once a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $7.97 in Oct 2007, $43 five years ago, and $41 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $7.73 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $5.95 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $4.47 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $5.25 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $6.99 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $8.50 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $10.49 | $17.01 |
| Jan 2015 | $12.50 | $34 |
| Jan 2016 | $15.00 | $40 |
| Jan 2017 | $19.91 | $40 |
| Jan 2018 | $20 | $41 |
| Jan 2019 | $23 | $54 |
| Jan 2020 | $28 | $50 |
| Jan 2021 | $31 | $69 |
| Jan 2022 | $45 | $108 |
| Jan 2023 | $50 | $100 |
| Jan 2024 | $30 | $90 |
| Jan 2025 | $33 | $83 |
| Jan 2026 | $32 | $77 |
| Oct 2026 | $41 | $106 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | January 1992 | T-14066 | 722674020114 | ?? (Namcot) |
| Europe / PAL | April 1993 | — | — | — |
| Japan | 19 November 1991 | T-14133 | 4907892033122 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU+JP
- Released
- 1992
- Authenticity
- Low
A close Genesis conversion of Namco's arcade run-and-gun, with extra levels, and one of the pricier US carts.
Rolling Thunder 2 began as a 1991 Namco arcade run-and-gun, the sequel to Rolling Thunder from 1986. Namco published the Genesis cartridge in Japan on 19 November 1991 and in North America in January 1992, and Sega published it in Europe in April 1993.
Mean Machines found the Megadrive conversion astonishingly close to the coin-op, with nearly identical backdrops, sprites, tunes and effects, and said it improved on the arcade game by adding levels. Sega Force liked the well-defined characters and large end-level bosses.
What the press said at the time
| Mean Machines Sega Issue 3 | December 1992 | 85% |
| MegaTech Issue 23 | November 1993 | 89% |
| MegaTech Issue 26 | February 1994 | 89% |
| MegaTech Issue 27 | March 1994 | 89% |
| MegaTech Issue 30 | June 1994 | 89% |
| MegaTech Issue 32 | August 1994 | 89% |
| MegaTech Issue 33 | September 1994 | 89% |
| MegaTech Issue 34 | October 1994 | 89% |
“A brilliant and exciting game which is well worth the money! Check it out - but”
“Two-player simultaneous games are always a welcome addition to the Genesis library. Add scrolling and improved character mobility and Namco would have a major hit. As it is, it's a pretty good game.”
“An enjoyable platform-based shoot 'em up romp on the arcade game of the same name. With two-player action, a tough challenge and a neat password sys tem, this is well worth checking out.”
“Not bad at all, but not in the same league as Revenge Of Shinobi, Chakan or the Disney games”
In the sales charts
In one sales chart, June 1993; highest position #3.
Show the placing
- #3 in the HMV Mega Drive chart — Sega Pro, Issue 20, June 1993
Sales charts as printed in the magazines of the time.
How the Sega Genesis version differs
Mean Machines called the Mega Drive conversion astonishingly close to the coin-op and said it improved on it by adding levels.
The Japanese import cartridge would not run on UK or American Mega Drives, even with a converter, and needed a Japanese SCART machine.
Also on other platforms
Arcade
| Arcade | Namco |
- Arcade. The arcade game added two-player cooperative play and improved graphics over the original Rolling Thunder, along with an optionally playable female character.
Before you buy
Among US carts it is one of the pricier ones, well above the middle. The European cart usually costs much less than the US one, while the Japanese cart usually costs more and has a different cartridge shape. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.
Rolling Thunder 2 screenshots
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