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Battle Shark

Battle Shark is a first-person shooter which has the player looking through a 'periscope' in order to destroy the enemies. This game features simulated damage whenever the player gets hit by either an enemy…

1 March 1990

Battle Shark is an arcade developed by Taito, released 1 March 1990 on Arcade.

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What Battle Shark is

Battle Shark is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 1990. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Battle Shark is a first-person shooter which has the player looking through a 'periscope' in order to destroy the enemies. This game features simulated damage whenever the player gets hit by either an enemy torpedo or a missile.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Battle Shark launched on 1 March 1990, within three weeks of Nemesis and Target Earth.

Released around the same time: Nemesis, Target Earth.

Official trailer

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When did Battle Shark come out?
Battle Shark was released on 1 March 1990 for Arcade.

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