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Strider
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Item Description
The NES Strider is not a port of the arcade game, and that is precisely what makes it fascinating. Capcom developed the two side by side as separate projects, and while the arcade version became a showcase of spectacle, the NES game follows the story of the Strider Hiryu manga by Tatsumi Wada. A Famicom release was announced in Japan and then canceled, so this North American cartridge, released in 1989, is the only version that ever made it to store shelves.
The story is a dark, twisting conspiracy thriller. Matic, second-in-command of the Striders, orders Hiryu to kill his friend and fellow Strider, Kain, who has been captured and become a liability. Hiryu rescues him instead, and in doing so uncovers a plot between a faction inside the Striders and the Enterprise, an organization led by Faceas Clay, to develop a mind-control weapon called Zain. The tale builds to an ending that is unusually somber for the NES.
Rather than a straight run from stage to stage, the game plays as an exploration adventure. From the Striders' orbiting base, the Blue Dragon, Hiryu travels to missions around the world, starting in Kazakh, and the data disks he collects open up new destinations such as Egypt, China and Africa. Characters hand him new abilities that unlock previously blocked paths, so backtracking is part of the design, and transport tubes can whisk you somewhere unexpected. Hiryu grows stronger as he completes mission objectives, extending his health and energy, and that energy fuels his special skills, including warping back to the Blue Dragon. The wall-leaping Triangle Jump is required in places and is notoriously tricky to pull off. Passwords save your progress, and each one comes with a summary of the story so far and a title for the next chapter.
Critics were generally positive at the time, and Nintendo Power later included it in its list of the top Nintendo games of all time. For players who love Metroid-style exploration, and for Strider fans curious about the manga-driven version of Hiryu's story, the NES game offers a completely different take on the character from the arcade original.
Fast factsgame data via IGDB
- Released
- 1989
- Publisher
- Capcom
- Genre
- Platformer
- Players
- Single player
About the game
The Striders are a global organization of infiltration specialists who work to combat villainy and keep the world safe. From their orbital space station, the Blue Dragon, they are able to quickly reach anywhere in the world.
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