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Sky Shark

The NES port of Sky Shark. Sky Shark (released in Japan as "Hi Sho Zame", and in Europe as "Flying Shark")is a military-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game in which players take control of the…

1 September 1989

Sky Shark is an arcade developed by Toaplan, released 1 September 1989 on Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Sky Shark is

Sky Shark is an arcade game developed by Toaplan and released in 1989. It was published by Taito. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The NES port of Sky Shark. Sky Shark (released in Japan as "Hi Sho Zame", and in Europe as "Flying Shark")is a military-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game in which players take control of the titular biplane through five increasingly difficult levels in order to defeat an assortment of military enemy forces like tanks, battleships, airplanes and artillery as the main objective. The title initially appears to be very standard, as players control their plane over a constantly scrolling background and the scenery never stops moving until a runway is reached. Players have only two weapons at their disposal: the standard shot that travels a max distance of the screen's height and…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did Sky Shark come out?
Sky Shark was released on 1 September 1989 for Nintendo Entertainment System.

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