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'''''Fire Mustang''''' (ファイアームスタング) is a 1991 shoot-'em-up for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] released exclusively in Japan. It is a port of [[UPL]]'s 1990 arcade game ''[[wikipedia:US-AAF Mustang|US-AAF Mustang]]'' developed by [[Taito]] under license from [[NMK]] (how these two companies are related is unknown, though NMK adopted UPL's arcade hardware when UPL went bust). You play as the pilot of a [[wikipedia:P-51 Mustang|P-51 Mustang]] in World War II defeating both the German and Japanese naval air forces.
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'''''Fire Mustang''''' (ファイアームスタング) is a 1991 shoot-'em-up for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] released exclusively in Japan, and a port of the 1990 arcade game ''[[wikipedia:US-AAF Mustang|USAAF Mustang]]''. Both versions were developed by [[NMK]]; exactly how Taito got the license to a game originally published by the unrelated [[UPL]] is unknown.
  
When you fire, you fire both a shot straight ahead and drop a bomb to the ground below. {{A}} shoots a single shot. {{C}} rapidfires (initially, bombs rapidfire slowly). {{B}} fires a special weapon which you have a limited supply of. Powerups are scarce but can still be found.
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You play as the pilot of a [[wikipedia:P-51 Mustang|P-51 Mustang]] in World War II defeating both the German and Japanese naval air forces. {{A}} shoots a single shot, while {{C}} rapidfires; when you fire, you release both an "anti-air" shot straight ahead and drop an "anti-ground" bomb below. {{B}} fires the "Forcer", a limited-use special weapon. Two types of powerups can improve the main shot (both types at once), add to your Forcer stock, or reward an extra life.
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Like many NMK games, there are eight stages, and after beating them ''Mustang'' has you "loop" into a harder version of itself. Strangely, losing all lives ''forces'' you to continue, so a player needs to be fast about recording their score...
  
 
==Production Credits==
 
==Production Credits==
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*Program Director: Tamio Merry
 
*Program Director: Tamio Merry
 
*Programmer: Kazuhiro
 
*Programmer: Kazuhiro
*Music Composer: Hide-Kaz
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*Music Composer: HIDE-KAZ
 
*Character Designer: Ikezu Kenzi
 
*Character Designer: Ikezu Kenzi
  

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Fire Mustang
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Taito
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Release Date RRP Code

Fire Mustang (ファイアームスタング) is a 1991 shoot-'em-up for the Sega Mega Drive released exclusively in Japan, and a port of the 1990 arcade game USAAF Mustang. Both versions were developed by NMK; exactly how Taito got the license to a game originally published by the unrelated UPL is unknown.

You play as the pilot of a P-51 Mustang in World War II defeating both the German and Japanese naval air forces. A shoots a single shot, while C rapidfires; when you fire, you release both an "anti-air" shot straight ahead and drop an "anti-ground" bomb below. B fires the "Forcer", a limited-use special weapon. Two types of powerups can improve the main shot (both types at once), add to your Forcer stock, or reward an extra life.

Like many NMK games, there are eight stages, and after beating them Mustang has you "loop" into a harder version of itself. Strangely, losing all lives forces you to continue, so a player needs to be fast about recording their score...

Production Credits

  • Produced By: Yousuke Ono
  • General Director: Yukio Tomonari
  • Program Director: Tamio Merry
  • Programmer: Kazuhiro
  • Music Composer: HIDE-KAZ
  • Character Designer: Ikezu Kenzi

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
76 №2, p64/65
35 №117, p96/97
84 №9
22 №5, p92
68 №18, p176
59 №1, p77/78
20 №23, p53
64 №3, p18[1]
55 №18, p65
Sega Mega Drive
54
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[2]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
65
[3]
Consoles + (FR)
76
[4]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
65
[5]
Cool Gamer (RU)
20
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
35
[7]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
50
[8]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[9]
Games-X (UK)
84
[10]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[11]
Joystick (FR)
68
[12]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
22
[13]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
62
[14]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
59
[15]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
59
[16]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
0
[17]
Sega Pro (UK)
64
[18]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
55
[19]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
58
[20]
Super Gaming (US)
67
[21]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
60
[22]
Sega Mega Drive
53
Based on
21 reviews

Fire Mustang

Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart