Flying Shark ( 飛翔 鮫 ис ё : зам зам зам )) is a vertical scrolling shooter computer game developed by Toaplan and released by Taito in 1987 as an arcade game machine . In the U.S., the arcade version was licensed by Romstar and released under the name Sky Shark . Subsequently, the game was ported to home computers Amiga , Commodore 64 , PC / MS-DOS , Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , FM Towns , Sharp X68000 , ZX Spectrum and the NES game console. In 1989, a sequel was also released called Fire Shark .
| Flying shark / sky shark | |
|---|---|
 Gameplay on the ZX Spectrum | |
| Developer | Toaplan |
| Publisher | Taito |
| Date of issue | 1987 |
| Genres | scroll shooter |
| Creators | |
| Composer | |
| Technical details | |
| Platforms | slot machine , Amiga , Commodore 64 , MS-DOS , ZX Spectrum , Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , FM Towns , NES |
| Game mode | one player, two players |
| Control | joystick keyboard |
Content
- 1 Gameplay
- 2 Ratings and Opinions
- 3 Literature
- 4 notes
Gameplay
By piloting a biplane , the player must hit ground, air and water targets. The destruction of certain groups of enemy aircraft gives bonuses in the form of extra points, improvements for the aircraft or extra life (“1UP”). Holding the fire button after a short time detonates the "bomb", which destroys all the enemies present on the screen. Each stage begins and ends on the runway. If after the first take-off it was possible to save part of the bombs, then their number multiplied by 3000 is added to the points. At the beginning of the stage or after the next death, the number of bombs again becomes equal to three.
Ratings and Opinions
| Reviews | ||
|---|---|---|
| Foreign language editions | ||
| Edition | Rating | |
| Atari st | ZX Spectrum | |
| Crash | 85% [1] | |
| Génération 4 | 80% [2] | |
Literature
- Ultimate Guide: Flying Shark (Eng.) // Retro Gamer : journal. - Live Publishing, 2018 .-- No. 176 . - P. 36-42 .
Notes
- ↑ Ben; Paul; Dave. Flying Shark // Crash : journal. - Newsfield, 1988 .-- February ( no. 19 ). - P. 20 .
- ↑ Flying Shark (Fr.) // Génération 4: magazine. - 1989 .-- Janvier ( n o 8 ). - P. 40 .