Flying Shark
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| Flying Shark | |
| Missing image Flying_Shark.png Screenshot of Flying Shark | |
| Developer: | Toaplan |
| Publisher: | Taito |
| Release date: | 1987 |
| Genre: | Retro/Scrolling Shooter |
| Game modes: | Up to 2 players, alternating turns |
| Cabinet: | Standard |
| Controls: | Joystick; 2 buttons |
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| Orientation: | Vertical |
| Type: | Raster, standard resolution |
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| The music for the game was created by Tatsuya Uemura. | |
Flying Shark is an arcade game developed by Toaplan and published by Taito Corporation in 1987. (Its original title was Hishou Zame; the US title was Sky Shark).
Piloting a bi-plane, the player needs to take out land based targets such as tanks and turrets and shoot enemy airplanes in order to collect special pickups to increase the plane's firepower. According to the story of Batsugun, the pilot of the bi-plane was called Rom Schneider.
Legacy
Flying Shark was converted to the Amiga, Commodore 64, Sinclair Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, and Nintendo Entertainment System.
There was also a sequel, Fire Shark. It was released for the Sega Genesis and Arcade in 1990 and is called Same! Same! Same! in Japan.
External links
- Flying Shark at Toaplan.com (http://www.toaplan.com/flyingshark)
- Flying Shark at Killer List of Videogames (http://www.klov.com/F/Flying_Shark.html)