Alive Sharks
Alive Sharks is a underwater action arcade game where you play a marine biologist who dives for rare ocean creatures. Your diver swims on his own and you have to lead him in the direction of the creatures. He…
31 December 1990
Alive Sharks is a video game, released 31 December 1990 on DOS.
What Alive Sharks is
Alive Sharks was released in 1990. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Alive Sharks is a underwater action arcade game where you play a marine biologist who dives for rare ocean creatures. Your diver swims on his own and you have to lead him in the direction of the creatures. He picks them up and you have to bring them back to your cage to get points. Each of the 10 levels is filled with sharks wanting to kill you. You can stand a few bites but sooner or later you are dead. By touching the poisonous jelly-fish you even die immediately. You can avoid this by shooting them with your gun. You get a point and they sink stunned to the ground but they are not dead and recover quickly. Simply shooting in their direction will frighten them and they lose your tail for…
How it plays
Its themes are action.
What it launched against
Alive Sharks launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado.
Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Quick answers
Alive Sharks — frequently asked questions
When did Alive Sharks come out?
Alive Sharks was released on 31 December 1990 for DOS.