// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the Fighting Hawk say? "I'm talon you to back off.
| Fighting Hawk | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Taito |
| Publisher | Taito |
| Platform | Arcade |
| Release | |
| Genre | Scrolling shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Fighting Hawk[a] is a 1989 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was released in Japan in March 1989 and Europe the same year.[1] It was re-released in the Taito Memories collection. Hamster Corporation released the game outside Japan for the first time as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in May 2022.[2]
Gameplay
[edit]The player controls a plane which travels through battlefields and destroys enemies on land or in the air, in order to destroy a larger and more advanced plane.[3] Its ammunition can be upgraded by power-ups, which increase the amount of bullets shot; a bomb attack is also available. The game ends after defeating the boss enemy at the end of the level, or having the plane be destroyed by enemy bullets.[4]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 45. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ↑ Reynolds, Ollie (May 5, 2022). "Shmup Classic 'Fighting Hawk' Is The Next Arcade Archives Game On Switch". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on November 16, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ "シューティングゲーム「アーケードアーカイブス ファイティングホーク」がPS4/Switch向けに5月6日配信！". Gamer (in Japanese). Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ 久田晴 (May 5, 2022). "タイトーのシューティングゲーム『ファイティングホーク』がNintendo SwitchとPS4向けに5月6日に配信開始。1988年に発売されたオーソドックスなデザインの作品". 電ファミニコゲーマー – ゲームの面白い記事読んでみない？ (in Japanese). Retrieved March 11, 2026.