Strider
The controls of Strider consist of an eight-way joystick and two action buttons for attacking and jumping. The player controls Hiryu himself, whose main weapon is a tonfa-like plasma sword known as "Cypher". He can perform numerous acrobatic feats depending on the joystick/button combination used. Pressing the jump button while Hiryu is standing still will cause him to do a regular vertical jump, while pressing the jump button while pushing the joystick left or right will enable him to do a cartwheel jump. Hiryu can also slide under or through certain obstacles and enemies by first crouching down and then pressing the jump button. As well as his sliding move, both jumps can also be used to destroy weaker opponents. Hiryu is able to latch onto certain platforms, and climb across walls and ceilings using a metallic hook. While running down a sloped surface, Hiryu can gain enough momentum to allow him to do a longer cartwheel jump than usual. Numerous power-ups can be obtained from item boxes carried by ...
Details
- IGDB 6.7
- Release date
- 1 Mar 1989
- Genres
Platform Arcade
- Developers
- Platforms
ZX Spectrum Nintendo Arcade DOS Commodore C64/128/MAX Sega PlayStation Amiga Atari ST/STE Amstrad CPC Sharp X68000 - Series
- Platforms
ZX Spectrum — 31 Dec 1989 Wii U — 18 Nov 2012 Wii — 16 Feb 2012 Arcade — 1 Mar 1989 DOS — 31 Dec 1989 Commodore C64/128/MAX — 31 Dec 1989 Sega Mega Drive/Genesis — 29 Sept 1990 PlayStation — 26 Jul 2000 Amiga — 31 Dec 1989 Sega Master System/Mark III — 31 Dec 1991 Atari ST/STE — 31 Dec 1989 Amstrad CPC — 31 Dec 1989 Sharp X68000 — 27 Nov 1992
- Game modes
Single player Multiplayer
- Perspectives
Side view
- Alternative titles
Strider Hiryuu STRIDER
