Fire Mustang

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Fire Mustang

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Taito

Developer: UPL

Taito (under license from NMK)

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. It is a port of UPL's 1990 arcade game 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 P-51 Mustang in World War II defeating both the German and Japanese naval air forces.

When you fire, you fire both a shot straight ahead and drop a bomb to the ground below. shoots a single shot. rapidfires (initially, bombs rapidfire slowly). fires a special weapon which you have a limited supply of. Powerups are scarce but can still be found.

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

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[1]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[2]

Consoles + (FR)

76

^[3]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

65

^[4]

Cool Gamer (RU)

20

^[5]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

35

^[6]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

50

^[7]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[8]

Games-X (UK)

84

^[9]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

40

^[10]

Joystick (FR)

68

^[11]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC-J

22

^[12]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

62

^[13]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-J

59

^[14]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

59

^[15]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

0

^[16]

Sega Pro (UK)

64

^[17]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

55

^[18]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[19]

Super Gaming (US)

67

^[20]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

60

^[21]

	53
Based on 21 reviews

Fire Mustang

Mega Drive, JP
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↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 81
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1991" (JP; 1991-05-08), page 29
↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-10-05), page 64
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 86
↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-15), page 96
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 315
↑ Famitsu, "1991-xx-xx" (JP; 1991-06-14), page 19
↑ Games-X, "21st-26th June 1991" (UK; 1991-06-21), page 37
↑ Hippon Super, "June 1991" (JP; 1991-05-02), page 41
↑ Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 176
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-08), page 123
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 18
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Super Gaming, "Fall 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 6
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 14

[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-06.pdf_p29-2] Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1991" (JP; 1991-05-08), page 29

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_002.pdf_p64-3] Consoles +, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-10-05), page 64

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p130-4] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130

[5] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 86

[:File:CVG_UK_117.pdf_p96-6] Computer & Video Games, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-15), page 96

[7] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 315

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0133.pdf_p19-8] Famitsu, "1991-xx-xx" (JP; 1991-06-14), page 19

[:File:GamesX_UK_09.pdf_p37-9] Games-X, "21st-26th June 1991" (UK; 1991-06-21), page 37

[10] Hippon Super, "June 1991" (JP; 1991-05-02), page 41

[:File:Joystick_FR_018.pdf_p176-11] Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 176

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p92-12] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-08.pdf_p123-13] Mega Drive Fan, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-08), page 123

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p78-14] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p138-15] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-16] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p18-17] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 18

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p65-18] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 65

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-19] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:SuperGaming_US_02.pdf_p6-20] Super Gaming, "Fall 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 6

[21] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 14

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