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Strider

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Also known as Strider Hiryu, Strider Hiryū

1989 arcade video game

Game data

Metacritic 78
Released
2012-02-16
User rating
3.30 / 5
Genres
Arcade, Adventure, Action
Platforms
PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
ESRB
Everyone 10+

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Game details · IGDB

68User score · 48 ratings

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 crouchin…

Released
1989
Genres
Platform, Arcade
Platforms
Arcade, Sharp X68000, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Wii U, PlayStation, Amstrad CPC
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Franchise
Strider
Developer
Capcom, Capcom
Publisher
Capcom, U.S. Gold, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Tec Toy

Wikidata facts

Instance of
video game
Country of origin
Japan
Publisher
Capcom
Narrative location
Soviet Union
Developer
Capcom
Platform
Wii
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title
ストライダー飛竜
input device
gamepad
publication date
1989-03-07
characters
Strider Hiryu
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