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Red Shark

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Red Shark
Red Shark cover
Developers
Oxygen Interactive Software
G5 Software
Publishers
Russia, Poland Buka Entertainment[1]
Italy Microforum Italia[2]
Japan Capcom
Germany JoWood Productions
South East Asia New Era Multimedia[3]
Digital Strategy First
Release dates
Windows 2002
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Shooter, Vehicle combat
Vehicles Helicopter
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary, World War II
Series Red Shark
Red Shark on HowLongToBeat
Red Shark on IGDB
Red Shark on MobyGames
Red Shark
Red Shark 2002
Red Shark 2 2005

Red Shark is a singleplayer third-person action, shooter and vehicle combat game in the Red Shark series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
GamersGate (unavailable)
Requires online activation
SecuROM 7 DRM [4]
Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
DRM details are not known
[5]
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg (unavailable)
DRM details are not known
[6]
Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions The game does not contain microtransactions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

Video Settings.
Video Settings.

Input

Input Settings.
Input Settings.

Audio

Audio Settings.
Audio Settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
No dialogue
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Retail only - 1
German
Portuguese
Retail only
Russian
Was released under title Красная Акула

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7 [7]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows[8]
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Celeron 366 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 250 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible


References

  1. Buka Entertainment - Game description - Red Shark (archived) - last accessed on 2026-02-14
  2. Buka Entertainment - News - Buka Entertainment (archived) - last accessed on 2026-02-14
    "Microforum, one of the prominent publishers and distributors of videogames in Italy, reported that Red Shark, helicopter action/sim, and The Ultimate Billiards, billiard simulation, were released in the Beginning of November."
  3. Buka Entertainment - News - New Era to Represent Buka's Product Line in South-East Asia (archived) - last accessed on 2026-01-29
    "Buka Entertainment is pleased to announce that New Era Multimedia - the leading leisure software publisher and distributor in South East Asia - will be publishing the entire Buka's 2002 product line in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong-Kong, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and The Philippines. The recently announced line of products includes such titles as Echelon: Wind Warriors, Paradise Cracked, Spells of Gold, Charm of War, March!, Midnight Nowhere, Red Shark, Horde: The Citadel."
  4. GamersGate - last accessed on 2025-07-07
  5. GreenManGaming - last accessed on 2025-07-05
  6. Gamesplanet - last accessed on 2025-07-11
  7. Verified by User:Gromada-galaxy555 on 2025-09-04
    >uses D3DIM and D3DIM700 at startup - shows "System Informer" (in "Properties EXE - Modules") ["CFF Explorer" doesn't help here]
  8. Back cover for disc box (original) - last accessed on 2025-07-29