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Revision as of 17:30, 1 May 2021

"Flying Shark" and "1943" redirect here; some magazine reviews mislabel this game as such, though Twin Hawk does bear a resemblance to the former. Aside from that, though Flying Shark was never ported to a Sega system, that game's sequel, Fire Shark, was.

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Twin Hawk
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Genre: Shooting[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,0006,000 G-4034
Sega Mega Drive
EU
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£39.9939.99[3]
Non-Sega versions

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Twin Hawk, originally released in Japan as Daisenpu (大旋風), is a 1989 arcade shoot-'em-up by Toaplan. It was ported to the Mega Drive by Sega in 1990, and released exclusively in Japan and Europe.

Gameplay

Twin Hawk is one of Toaplan's most straightforward games, unusual to see so late especially after the likes of Truxton. Despite this, Twin Hawk has a number of interesting traits that not many games do: there are absolutely no breaks and the entire game is essentially one giant level, and there are only land and sea enemies to be fought, among other things. The most major of these is the ability to call in a formation of six white "Helper" planes similar to your own, that shoot with you and even divebomb the nearest enemy when each is shot. Unfortunately, when used correctly, these can completely trivialize the game...

A and C shoot, and basic rapidfire is available in the options. B summons the "Helper" planes; pressing pressing B again before the formation completes (when they'll start shooting) will trade the Helpers for a typical "bomb" attack like other Toaplan titles, while pressing B at any point after the formation is completed will force all remaining Helpers to divebomb.

There are three different types of powerups, released by destroying specific non-hostile trucks (land) and boats (sea), painted in various colors to show with powerup they release:

  • Green trucks and boats do not drop anything, though they give you points for destroying them. All trucks/boats start off as green and change color depending on certain conditions. For example, if you have no powerups (such as after dying), certain trucks/boats will be orange.
  • Orange trucks and boats release orange S icons, which upgrade your regular shot. This can be upgraded three times (four sets of two bullets), after which all scheduled orange trucks/boats will be green.
  • White trucks and boats release white H icons, which add another Helper to the Helper stock. They seemingly never appear when you have two Helpers stocked, and appear frequently when you have none.
  • Blue trucks and boats release blue plane icons, which add an extra life to the life stock. These are extremely rare, likely triggered with lower life stocks.

While Twin Hawk is more or less one giant stage with numerous boss-like enemies, the game is functionally divided into four large areas, punctuated by a change in music (and specifically marked in ports). There is a particularly large tank as the final boss, after which the game begins again at a higher difficulty, etc.

Versions

Like many of the Mega Drive Toaplan ports, a single cart with multiple regional versions was made for all releases of the game, and these can be switched between simply by playing the cart on a particular regional model or by using Game Genie and the like. Attempting to play the cart on an American Genesis triggers the slightly easier "Twin Hawk" version.

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Twin Hawk Twin Hawk
Japanese 大旋風 Daisenpu

Magazine articles

Main article: Twin Hawk/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-06: "June 1990" (1990-05-08)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1990-07: "July 1990" (1990-06-08)
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Physical scans

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Publication Score Source
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
ACE (UK)
79
[4]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
75
[5]
Buzz! Computers (UK)
80
[6]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
73
[7]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
71
[8]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
71
[9]
Console XS (UK) PAL
79
[10]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
75
[11]
The Games Machine (UK)
60
[12]
Famicom Hisshoubon (JP) NTSC-J
60
[13]
Joypad (FR)
78
[14]
Joystick (FR)
79
[15]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-J
56
[16]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
41
[17]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
67
[18]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
71
[19]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
60
[20]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
70
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
66
[22]
Raze (UK) PAL
87
[23]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
70
[24]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
50
[25]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
50
[26]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
64
[27]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
59
[28]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
57
[29]
Super Gaming (US)
67
[30]
Tilt (FR)
70
[31]
Sega Mega Drive
 67
Based on
28 reviews

Twin Hawk

Mega Drive, JP
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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
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PCB

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1990-04-06 Page

References

  1. ↑ File:TwinHawk MD JP Box.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
  3. ↑ ACE, "September 1990" (UK; 1990-08-03), page 57
  4. ↑ ACE, "September 1990" (UK; 1990-08-03), page 56
  5. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1990" (JP; 1990-06-08), page 17
  6. ↑ Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)
  7. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 36
  8. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 29
  9. ↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 46
  10. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 135
  11. ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1
  12. ↑ The Games Machine, "September 1990" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 60
  13. ↑ Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-13 (1990-07-06)" (JP; 1990-06-15), page 13
  14. ↑ Joypad, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-02-1x), page 142
  15. ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 89
  16. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
  17. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  18. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79
  19. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78
  20. ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 81
  21. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Abril 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 44
  22. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 138
  23. ↑ Raze, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-02-28), page 44
  24. ↑ Sega Power, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-03-07), page 44
  25. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
  26. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55
  27. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  28. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  29. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  30. ↑ Super Gaming, "Fall 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 11
  31. ↑ Tilt, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 87
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