[b][i]Skull Fang: Kuhga Gaiden[/i][/b] (スカルファング ～空牙外伝～), known outside of Japan simply as [b][i]Skull Fang[/i][/b], is a 1996 vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up [[science fiction]] arcade [[video game]] developed and published by [[Data East]]. 

Skull Fang is the third and final game in the [[Kuhga]] trilogy and brings back the gameplay of the original [i]Vapor Trail[/i], but substitutes the original 2D graphics with 3D polygonal sprites. Players choose one of four jets set among the "Skull Fang" - a flying aircraft carrier - as well as a roster of 4 different pilots to fly the selected jet and attack enemy terrorist squadrons and battalions world wide. 

The three original experimental jets from Kuhga make a return, and are now complemented with a new powerful plane called the [[BV-04 SIF]], a recently developed [[space]]-[[jet]] with the best handling over the others.

Skull Fang was later ported by both Data East and Aisystem Tokyo to the [[Sega Saturn]] in 1997. This port adds several new features, such as a trial mode, a boss rush mode, a tutorial video and an additional speed mode which has two settings rather than five.
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