Strider

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