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Sky Shark (USA)

NES / Famicom
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1990
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✪ Reviewed on March 2, 2023
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A Taito vertical shooter on NES. WWII fighter plane vs. waves of enemies. Accessible and fun arcade gameplay. Overlooked but honestly enjoyable for genre fans.

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Category
Shooter 1 player 7+
Description
Vertical shoot-'em-up featuring a fighter bomber battling ground and aerial enemy forces. Published by Taito, released in the USA in 1990. Aircraft in top-down view with bombs and missiles and varied enemy formations. NES port of Taito's Sky Shark arcade.

Sky Shark review

4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,06 MB 📅01/01/1990
Published by Taito

Sky Shark (NES) price, value & rarity

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Q1 loose
 $9 Q6 complete
 $30 Q10 new
 $73 !
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Is Sky Shark still worth playing in 2026?

An adaptation of Toaplan's arcade vertical shooter, Sky Shark has you pilot a fighter bomber that faces swarms of ground and aerial enemy forces, in a snappy action based on dodging and bomb management. The steady pace and the retro war aesthetic evoke the genre's founding shmups, of which Toaplan was a master. The difficulty stays severe and the production NES typical. For a retro shmup fan, someone curious about Toaplan classics or a collector, the title keeps a raw intensity and a substantial shooting pleasure.

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