Shark Hunter is an arcade developed by GST Video, released 31 December 1984 on MSX and Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000.
What Shark Hunter is
Shark Hunter is an arcade game developed by GST Video and released in 1984. It was published by Classic Consoles Center. It is available on MSX and Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In Shark Hunter the player controls an Eskimo protecting fish stocks from the attack of sharks. The Eskimo starts standing on a small island in the middle of the river. He must kill the sharks in the water by throwing harpoons at them. He can swim to the banks or to ice floes above and below the island. The sharks can eat the ice floes so it isn't safe for the Eskimo to stand on them for much time, or else he'll be eaten too. The fish are held by six rows of nets. The sharks will eat those nets to get the fish, and if an entire row is destroyed, more sharks will come from the sea. The Eskimo can repair the nets by swimming to the place where they were destroyed. The more nets destroyed, the…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Shark Hunter launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Karateka.
Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Karateka.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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