Strider 2
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| Developer(s) | Capcom |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Designer(s) | Harumaru, Nezumi Otoko, Shoei |
| Release date(s) | 1999 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single Player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: E (Everyone) (Console port only) |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation |
| Input | 8-way Joystick, 3 buttons |
| Arcade cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system(s) | Sony ZN-2 |
| Arcade display | Raster, 640 x 480 pixels (Horizontal), 65536 colors |
Strider 2, or Strider Hiryu 2 (ストライダー飛竜２ sutoraida hiryu tsu?) is Capcom's 1999 sequel to the original Strider.
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[edit] Background
In 1992, U.S. Gold and Tiertex — the same companies that ported the original Strider to several computer platforms — released a sequel to it under license from Capcom. This game, Strider Returns (released as Strider II in Europe), was very poorly received.
Capcom chose to completely ignore U.S. Gold's flop and named their game simply Strider 2, an arcade game released in 1999. It uses a mixture of two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics giving the game a unique, if somewhat fragmented, look. Most characters are displayed as anime-style two-dimensional sprites. The background display is created from textured 3D graphics. Strider 2's gameplay is similar to the original Strider, though.
In Strider 2, the player takes control of modern-day ninja named Strider Hiryu who wields a deadly plasma-ejecting cypher named the Falchion, completing missions assigned to you. There are four starting selectable missions and a fifth is unlocked by completing them. Defeating the fifth mission unlock the final boss mission where Hiryu will have to face off with powerful bosses which includes the rogue Strider Hien. By completing all the missions, the player will unlock Strider Hien, who wields two ranged cyphers, as a playable chraracter.
There are also special unlockable and powerful skills which will ease the player on their mission. Included are the Savage Slash (Midare-Giri in Japanese), Hassou Jump, Boost (unlimited if the game is beaten using Hien), and rapid slash.
[edit] PlayStation port
The following year, Capcom released Strider 2 for the PlayStation (which is to be expected, given that the arcade used the Sony ZN-2 board, a very similar hardware). The game came in two CDs, one being an exact port of the original Strider arcade. Due to a bizarre labeling error, all American copies of the Strider 2 disc were labeled as the original Strider disc, and vice versa.
If the player completes both games, and saves both achievements on the same memory card, Strider 2's secret level "mission 00", a waterfall stage, is unlocked.
This game, unlike Strider Returns, was well received by reviewers. [1] However, it did not sell very well.
[edit] Dreamcast Port
It is rumored that a Sega Dreamcast port was planned at a point, but it never materialized. However, the PlayStation port is reported to be compatible with the leaked bleemcast! beta. [2]
[edit] External links
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Strider • Strider 2 • Osman • Strider Returns |
