Fire Mustang for MD

Review #6024

Fire Mustang

1940-1945

MD 1991 Taito Shooter Shooter › Horizontal
Fire Mustang screenshot for MD
Screenshot used for review/reference purposes.
4 / 5

Gameplay

No weapons. Only the standard gun and bomb which both fire automatically by holding A. They can each be upgraded 6 or 7 times until you've got a 3 way spread and a continuous wall of bombs. This looks OP but you still need to weave to clear the screen. Enemies fire a good amount of bullets so it can quickly become bullet hell. Movement feels great and death doesn't remove any powerups so it isn't punishing. Good stuff

3 / 5

Level Design

The stages have no height and no obstacles so there's honestly not much to them. Just take out the enemies as quick as possible to reduce bullets on screen.

5 / 5

Theme

World War 2! And notable battles at that. I appreciate the historical accuracy. Fight on the Battle of Britain, at Midway, in Northern Africa and others. Love it

4 / 5

Art Style

This is probably a stretch but I love the accurate and intricately animated sprites. Backgrounds feature impressive parallax and interesting details, but unfortunately they have a flat core background color. It's like a bunch of interesting decor sitting in front of a drop sheet. But I love the artwork to match the theme and settings.

2 / 5

Audio

Terrible songs that sound like they're played by a 5th grader on a recorder. Sound effects are nice and explosive but man that music.

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