<s>
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1989	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Romstar	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Flying	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
first	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
in-house	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
published	O
worldwide	O
by	O
DreamWorks	O
,	O
Toaplan	O
and	O
Sega	O
between	O
1990	O
and	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
conversion	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
also	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
across	O
multiple	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
is	O
a	O
military-themed	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
1942	B-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
biplane	O
through	O
ten	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
levels	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
enemy	O
forces	O
like	O
tanks	O
,	O
battleships	B-Application
,	O
kamikaze	B-Application
monoplanes	O
and	O
artillery	B-Application
from	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Strange	O
Fleet	O
armada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
firepower	O
and	O
speed	O
to	O
his	O
original	O
state	O
and	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
unless	O
the	O
players	O
insert	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
summary	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
varies	O
between	O
each	O
region	O
and	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Strange	O
Fleet	O
continues	O
their	O
assault	O
,	O
those	O
who	O
oppose	O
them	O
cried	O
"	O
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
19X9	O
on	O
an	O
alternate	O
Earth	O
instead	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
global	O
superpower	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
S	O
Corps	O
,	O
which	O
specializes	O
in	O
a	O
heavy	O
industrial	O
army	O
begins	O
invading	O
various	O
countries	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
seemingly	O
lost	O
when	O
a	O
phantom	O
pilot	O
flying	O
a	O
super-powered	O
biplane	O
called	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
flies	O
in	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
from	O
domination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Sharks	I-Application
development	O
process	O
and	O
history	O
was	O
recounted	O
between	O
1989	O
and	O
2012	O
through	O
Japanese	O
publications	O
such	O
as	O
Shooting	O
Gameside	O
by	O
former	O
Toaplan	O
composer	O
Masahiro	O
Yuge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
convey	O
"	O
the	O
same	O
strengths	O
"	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Flying	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
,	O
by	O
adding	O
elements	O
like	O
the	O
flamethrower	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Yuge	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
weapon	O
acted	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
blue	O
laser	O
in	O
1989	O
's	O
Truxton	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
settled	O
on	O
using	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
same	O
"	O
when	O
coming	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
title	O
,	O
which	O
translates	O
to	O
"	O
shark	B-Application
"	O
in	O
Japanese	O
to	O
convey	O
a	O
strong	O
animal	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
1989	O
and	O
then	O
in	O
Europe	O
later	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
by	O
Romstar	O
in	O
March	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1990	O
,	O
a	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
developed	O
in-house	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
DreamWorks	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Toy	O
Soldiers	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
on	O
2	O
November	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
while	O
Sega	O
distributed	O
the	O
title	O
across	O
Europe	O
in	O
December	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
a	O
TV	O
advert	O
was	O
aired	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
was	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Kaneko	O
,	O
however	O
despite	O
being	O
advertised	O
in	O
Japanese	O
publications	O
such	O
as	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
by	O
independent	O
publisher	O
Retro-Bit	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
compilation	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
M2	O
's	O
Toaplan	O
Arcade	O
Garage	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1990	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Masahiro	O
Yuge	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
in	O
Western	O
arcades	O
but	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
less	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
Power	O
Play	O
compared	O
it	O
with	O
1943	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Midway	I-Application
and	O
Vapor	B-Application
Trail	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hyper	I-Application
Offence	I-Application
Formation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
earning	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rights	O
to	O
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
,	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
IPs	O
from	O
Toaplan	O
are	O
now	O
owned	O
by	O
Tatsujin	B-Application
,	O
a	O
company	O
named	O
after	O
Truxtons	B-Application
Japanese	O
title	O
that	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2017	O
by	O
Yuge	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
now	O
affiliated	O
with	O
arcade	O
manufacturer	O
exA-Arcadia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artist	O
Perry	O
"	O
Gryzor/Rozyrg	O
"	O
Sessions	O
cited	O
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
influences	O
for	O
Super	O
XYX	O
.	O
</s>
