Fire Shark

             

              Manufacturer: Toaplan
              Year: 1989

Descpription: In the year 19X9, on an alternate Earth, a global
super-power known as the S Corps, which specializes in a heavy industrial army,
begins invading various countries. All seems lost when a phantom pilot flying a super
-powered biplane called the Tiger Shark flies in to save the world from domination.

The mission is divided into ten stages, each possessing a different setting. Players must
destroy every enemy that crosses their path between kamikaze enemy monoplanes and,
land and sea vehicles. Like most vertical scrolling shooters, the player had no physical
obstructions to face aside from the planes and zeppelins they all ready fought.

Players can increase their bomb count, the speed via pick-ups. Players can hold up to ten
bombs and can acquire extra lives from accumulating their score. The game has a checkpoint
system that once a player dies, they have to restart at the closest checkpoint they passed.

Once all ten stages are complete, the player is offered a chance to replay the game at a higher difficulty.

Wide Shot: The player's default weapon, symbolized by a blue diamond, which spreads out in a wide V shape.
Shark Beam: Twin, green lasers, symbolized by a green diamond, which fire straight forward in a helix pattern.
Super Fire: A single column of fire, symbolized by a red diamond, that multiples and spreads out at different
angles independently when powered up. Is the only weapon that covers the plane's sides and tail-end.
Bomb: The iconic Bomb weapon, capable of destroying many enemies and bullets on-screen.