Strider

Description

The year is 2089 AD. In Russia, the evil Grand Master Meio has begun his insane plot to take over the universe. A lone figure drops from a stealth glider into Meio's base. He is Hiryu, Super A-Class Strider. His mission is to defeat the Grand Master and put an end to his plotting once and for all.

Converted from the classic arcade game, Strider lets the protagonist run, jump, perform acrobatics and climb walls and overhangs. He wields a plasma sword, called a Cypher, through five levels fighting robots and guards, with mid- and end-level bosses.

Alternate Titles

• "ストライダー飛竜" -- Japanese spelling
• "Strider Hiryū" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Game Center CX challenge games
• Strider series

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The Press Says

Defunct Games	Wii	Feb 14, 2012	A+	100
Shin Force	Genesis	Dec 14, 1999	9.5 out of 10	95
Mean Machines	Genesis	Nov, 1990	92 out of 100	92
Nintendo Life	Wii	Feb 17, 2012		90
CU Amiga	Amiga	Sep, 1989	89 out of 100	89
The Games Machine (UK)	Amstrad CPC	Oct, 1989	89 out of 100	89
1UP!	Genesis	Apr 23, 2004	87 out of 100	87
IGN	Genesis	Feb 29, 2008	7.5 out of 10	75
Power Play	Genesis	Dec, 1990	68 out of 100	68
Video Games	SEGA Master System	Sep, 1991	28 out of 100	28

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Trivia

Differences between versions

Strider for the Playstation is a port of the original arcade game, and is included on a separate bonus disc with Strider 2. TurboGrafx CD version of the game adds one extra-level, the desert. Also cutscenes and voice-overs were changed and music was remixed in redbook audio.

Strider Manga Series

Strider is originally based off a manga series published in 1988 co-owned by Capcom.

Unreleased SAM Coupé version

When the SAM Coupé computer (which was derived from the Spectrum but had similar graphics power to 16-bit machines) was launched, US Gold declared that "If, as with Strider, we've already produced a games across all common formats, all we have to do is simply take the code from the Speccy version and the graphics from the ST and sort of mix them together. This should take one bloke around two weeks at most". Whether this was the case or not (and it doesn't sound like good programming practice), the game was never converted to the system.

Information also contributed by Martin Smith, Zovni and GTramp