A Sound of Thunder (2004) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

A Sound of Thunder

Based on the Franchise Pictures movie of the same name, A Sound of Thunder takes you to a future where time travel is possible. Things quickly go wrong when someone alters the past, creating a sequence of time…

28 March 2004

What A Sound of Thunder is

A Sound of Thunder is an adventure game developed by Mobius Entertainment and released in 2004. It was published by BAM! Entertainment. It is available on Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Based on the Franchise Pictures movie of the same name, A Sound of Thunder takes you to a future where time travel is possible. Things quickly go wrong when someone alters the past, creating a sequence of time ripples that mutate the present-day world. Now you must solve the mystery and sort out a mess that just might mean the end of human existence. You'll solve puzzles, manipulate items, interact with other characters, and eliminate mutant creatures and plants. In addition to a single-player mode, the game features both cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Science Adventure series

A Sound of Thunder is the first of 9 entries we hold in the Science Adventure series. The next entry was Steins;Gate Double Pack in 2011.

See all 9 Science Adventure games in release order →

What it launched against

A Sound of Thunder launched on 28 March 2004, within three weeks of Far Cry, Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition, Syberia 2 and Unreal Tournament 2004.

Released around the same time: Far Cry, Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition, Syberia 2, Unreal Tournament 2004.

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