Fire Shark (2023)

“DIE, AND THE WORLD DIES WITH YOU!”

Toaplan's 1989 vertical shmup classic Fire Shark rises from the ashes, armed to the teeth with a brand-new beginner mode, online leaderboards, quick saves and much more! In this sequel to Flying Shark/Sky Shark, you control the incredible power of homing missiles, rapid-fire machine guns, free-falling bombs, and high-tech lasers. In Japan, this game is known as “Shark! Shark! Shark!” (or “Same! Same! Same!”).

"On a parallel Earth in 19X9, a malevolent superpower seeks to conquer every region on the map. All seems lost until a super-powered biplane emerges from the smoky haze. It's the only pilot capable of saving a billion lives… The gleaming FIRE SHARK!”

ORIGINAL GAME FEATURES:

• Endure white knuckle shoot-’em-up action throughout intense stages and boss fights! Despite its simple appearance, it's jam-packed with Toaplan action if you're brave enough to play.
  
• Set the skies ablaze with the Super Fire, a powerful weapon whose blast resembles the legendary phoenix's wings!
  
• Fly solo or invite a friend to the skies in co-op.
  
• Marvel at the stunning graphics and beautiful settings in this arcade classic.

QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS:

• Minimal Input Lag: Emulation, input processing, and rendering all complete on the same frame.
  
• Quick Save using F1-F10, Reload with Shift+ F1-F10
  
• Online leaderboards for Single Credit, No Assist, and Assisted plays.
  
• Instrument panels with extra gameplay information and artwork.
  
• Rewind the game between 10-18 minutes, depending on the action.
  
• Experience the game in Mirror Mode
  
• Capture sharable replays to immortalize your interstellar victories (or funny moments).
  
• Assist Features such as auto-fire at multiple rates.
  
• Very Easy Mode: Lower the difficulty to breeze through the adventure.
  
• Pixel perfect or full-screen scaling in windowed or full-screen mode.
  
• Rotate the gameplay in 90-degree increments.
  
• Steam Achievements
  
• Choose between Raw Input on Windows or Steam Input.
  
• Hone your skills in the ultra-customizable practice mode!

※ If you want to play this game on a Steam Deck, you may need to force the use of "Steam Linux Runtime" in the compatibility menu in the game options