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{{GameInfobox |developer = Capcom |publisher = Capcom |designer = Kouichi "Isuke" Yotsui,Tokuro "Arthur" Fujiwara,Shinichi "Yossan" Yoshimoto |composer = Junko Tamiya |jp_rel = {{Release|1989|March||JP|Arcade}} |fullaudio = Japanese,Simplified Chinese,Russian,English |genre = Platform |features = Single-player,Multi-player |players = 1-2 |platforms = Arcade,PC-Engine |arcade_input = 8-way [[joystick]], 2 [[Button (control)|buttons]] |arcade_cabinet = Upright |arcade_system = [[CP System|CPS-1]] |arcade_display = [[Raster graphics|Raster]] |arcade_res = 224 × 384 |arcade_orientation = Vertical |arcade_colors = 3072 }} '''''Strider''''', released in [[Japan]] as {{Nihongo|'''''Strider Hiryū'''''|ストライダー飛竜}} is a [[1989 in video gaming|1989]] [[side-scrolling]] [[platform game]] released for the [[CP System]] [[arcade game|arcade]] hardware by [[Capcom]]. It became one of Capcom's early hits before ''[[Street Fighter II]]'', revered for its innovative gameplay and multilingual voice clips during [[cut scene|cutscenes]] (presented in [[Wikipedia:Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Wikipedia:Chinese language|Simplified Chinese]], [[Wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]], and [[Wikipedia:English language|English]]). ==Plot== ''Strider'' is set in a dystopian future in the year 2048, where a mysterious dictator known only as the "Grandmaster" rules the world. Hiryu Lyons, an A-class member of a [[ninja]]-like group of futuristic assassins known as the "Striders", is hired by a rebel organization to assassinate the Grandmaster himself. Hiryu begins his mission by infiltrating the Grandmaster's capital at the [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]].<ref name=psmanualp13>{{Cite video game|title=Strider 2|language=English|developer=Capcom|platform=PlayStation|level=Instruction manual, page 13}}</ref> ==Gameplay== 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 a "cipher". Hiryu 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 cause Hiryu to do a cartwheel jump kick. Hiryu can also slide by crouching and pressing the jump button. The jumps and the slide can both be used to destroy some lesser enemy characters. Hiryu can also latch onto certain platforms, as well climb across walls and ceilings using a metallic hook. Hiryu can also run while moving down a hill or hill-like structure, allowing the player to do a longer cartwheel jump than usual. Numerous power-ups can be obtained from item capsules carried by certain enemies. These includes an extension for Hiryu's cipher that lasts for only a few attacks, two types of health recovering items (represented by the kanji used to write Hiryu's name: [[Wiktionary:飛|飛]] and 飛竜), a maximum health extension (represented by the kanji [[Wiktionary:竜|竜]], the second character in Hiryu's name), a [[1up]], and a power-up that allows Hiryu to create duplicates of himself for a limited period.<ref name=psmanualp17>{{Cite video game|title=Strider 2|language=English|developer=Capcom|platform=PlayStation|level=Instruction manual, page 17}}</ref> Hiryu can also summon robotic companions known as "options" that will help Hiryu fight his enemies. These consists of a [[mushroom]]-like droid, a [[jaguar]], and a [[hawk]].<ref name=psmanualp18>{{Cite video game|title=Strider 2|language=English|developer=Capcom|platform=PlayStation|level=Instruction manual, page 18}}</ref> The game has five stages: the [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]] (called "St. Petersburgh" during the arcade game's attract sequence), the Siberian Wilderness, the Aerial Battleship Balrog, the Amazonian Jungle, and the Grandmaster's lair itself, the Third Moon. The player has a three-part vitality gauge (which can be increased to five part with the health extensions) that indicates how much damage Hiryu can take before losing a life. The game will be over if all of Hiryu's lives are lost, but the player can continue by inserting more coins (if necessary) and pressing START. ==Development== The arcade version of ''Strider'' was part of a three-way project conceived in a collaboration between Capcom and Hiroshi Motomiya's manga studio [[Moto Kikaku]], which also included the ''Strider Hiryu'' [[manga]] by Moto Kikaku's Tatsumi Wada that was published in [[Kodansha]]'s ''Comic Computique'' anthology in Japan, as well as the [[Strider (NES)|NES version of ''Strider'']]. Kouichi Yotsui, director of the coin-op ''Strider'' (who is credited as Isuke in the game), was chosen for his experience with the [[CP System]] hardware while working as a background designer on ''[[Ghouls 'n Ghosts]]''. The three projects were developed independently of each other.<ref name=Gameside>{{Cite journal|last1=Tane|first1=Kiyofume|last2=Gaijin Punch (translation)|title=The Father of Strider Who Made the Game World Explode: Kouichi Yotsui Discography|journal=Gameside|issue=16|date=February 2009|year=2009|url=http://www.gamengai.com/cmnt_inf.php?id=2313&type=translation&p=2|accessdate=30 Dec 2009}}</ref> ==Home versions== ''Strider Hiryū'' has been ported to a variety of computer and console platforms following its original release. In {{Vgy|1989}}, ''[[Strider]]'' was released for various computer platforms in Europe. Versions for [[Commodore Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], and [[ZX Spectrum]] were published by [[U.S. Gold]] and developed by Tiertex. Capcom separately produced a version for the [[X68000]] computer in {{Vgy|1991}}, releasing it exclusively in [[Japan]]. SEGA produced their home version of ''Strider'' for the [[Mega Drive]]/[[Genesis]], which was released in Japan on September 29, {{Vgy|1990}}, with subsequent releases in North America and the [[PAL region]]. It was advertised one of the first 8-Megabit cartridges for the system. SEGA also released a [[Master System]] version of ''Strider'' in North America and Europe in {{Vgy|1992}}, which was separately developed by Tiertex (the developers of the U.S. Gold-published versions). [[NEC Avenue]] produced a [[PC-Engine]] version of ''Strider Hiryū'', which was released exclusively in Japan on September 22, {{Vgy|1994}}. The PC-Engine version was released as a [[CD-ROM²]] title which requires the Arcade Card expansion. The PC-Engine port features an all-new stage that was not in the arcade version, as well as a newly recorded cut-scenes and dialogue, with Japanese voice actor [[Kaneto Shiozawa]] as the voice of Hiryu and [[Kōji Totani]] as the Grand Master. The PC-Engine version is notable for its long development process, having been planned in various formats, including the ill-fated [[SuperGrafx]] at one point.<ref name=supergrafx>{{Cite web|last=Scion|url=http://www.lscmainframe.net/features/supergrafx/|title=The Rumored SuperGrafx Conversion|publisher=LSCM 4.0|accessdate=21 Dec 2009}}</ref> A [[PlayStation]] version of ''Strider'' was produced by [[Capcom]], which was first released in {{Vgy|2000}} as a second disc which came packaged with the PlayStation version of ''[[Strider 2]]''. This version was reissued separately in Japan on October 24, {{Vgy|2006}} as part of the ''Capcom Game Books'' series, which included a strategy guide for the game.<ref name=capcombooks>{{Cite web|url=http://books.capcom.co.jp/product/game/gamebook-hiryu.html|title=カプコン ゲームブックス ストライダー飛竜|language=Japanese}}</ref> The original arcade version was also re-released in {{Vgy|2006}} as a title included in the video game compilations ''[[Capcom Classics Collection: Remixed]]'' for the [[PlayStation Portable]] and ''[[Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2]]'' for [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox]]. A Japanese [[mobile phone]] version was released.<ref name="mobile">{{Cite web| url= http://www.siliconera.com/2010/02/01/strider-arcade-game-swoops-on-to-cell-phones/| title= Strider Arcade Game Swoops On To Cell Phones| author= Spencer| date=2009-02-01| work= [[Siliconera]]}}</ref> ==Reception== ''Strider'' is fondly remembered, having spawned numerous fansites and retrospectives<ref name=hg101>{{Cite web|last=Plasket|first=Michael|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/strider/strider.htm|title=Strider|publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101|accessdate=21 Dec 2009}}</ref><ref name=sega16>{{Cite web|last=Horowitz|first=Ken|url=http://www.sega-16.com/feature_page.php?id=112&title=History%20of:%20The%20Strider%20Series|title=History of: The Strider Series|publisher=Sega-16.com|date=31 May 2005|accessdate=21 Dec 2009}}</ref><ref name=retroign>{{Cite web|last=Fahs|first=Travis|url=http://retro.ign.com/articles/900/900723p1.html|title=The Shrouded Past of Strider Hiryu|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=20 Aug 2008|accessdate=21 Dec 2009}}</ref>. Upon its release, [[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] was impressed with the Genesis port, devoting portions of three separate issues to it and awarding it the Genesis Game of the Year in 1990.<ref name=egm15>{{Cite journal|title=The 1991 Video Game Buyer's Guide|journal=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=15|date=October 1990}}</ref> Brett Alan Weiss of All Media Guide called it "a nice effort and a lot of fun for someone who likes to travel through a dark future Earth killing everything in his/her path with a giant sword", while also noting that "it does get a little repetitious using the same weapon over and over. And the sound your sword makes is annoying from the start."<ref name=allgame>{{Cite web|last=Weiss|first=Brett Alan|url=http://allgame.com/game.php?id=11871&tab=review|title=Strider - Review|publisher=AMG|accessdate=21 Dec 2009}}</ref> ==Legacy== ===Sequels=== An [[Strider (NES)|NES version]] of ''Strider'' was released exclusively in [[North America]] a few months after the arcade version's release. This version was produced alongside the arcade game and follows the same plot as [[Moto Kikaku]]'s tie-in manga. A Famicom version of the same game was planned in Japan, but canceled. Under license from Capcom USA, [[U.S. Gold]] and [[Tiertex]] produced a ''Strider'' sequel in Europe titled ''[[Strider II]]'' (released in North America as ''[[Journey From Darkness: Strider Returns]]'') for various computer platforms, as well as the [[Mega Drive]], [[Game Gear]], and [[Master System]]. This European-produced sequel was unreleased in Japan. Capcom later produced another sequel, unrelated to the Tiertex-produced ''Strider Returns'', titled ''[[Strider 2]]'', which was released for the arcades and the [[PlayStation]] in {{vgy|2000}}. ===Other appearances=== The character of Strider Hiryu also appears in the {{Vgy|1998}} [[fighting game]] ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes]]'', which was followed by ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes]]'' in {{Vgy|2000}}. Hiryu has also made appearances in other Capcom-produced games such as ''[[SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash]]'', ''[[Namco X Capcom]]'' and ''[[Capcom World 2|Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2]]''. Hiryu was also one of the characters intended to appear in the unreleased 3D fighting game ''[[Capcom Fighting All-Stars]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20020902/sin.htm|title=JAMMAショーに先がけて公開!「CAPCOM新作対戦格闘(仮称)」|language=Japanese}}</ref> ===Related games=== ''Strider'' director Kouichi Yotsui left Capcom after its release. He later designed [[Osman|an unofficial, coin-operated sequel]] for [[Mitchell Corporation]] in {{Vgy|1996}}. Yotsui considers that game, titled ''Cannon-Dancer'' in Japan and ''Osman'' in the West, a "self-parody" of his work on ''Strider''.<ref name=Gameside></ref> ===Miscellaneous=== The British rapper [[Tinchy Stryder]] named himself partially after ''Strider'', which he often played as a boy. ==Trivia== Kouichi Yotsui found inspiration for the game when he found himself on the toproof<ref>[[Retro Gamer]], issue 76. The making of Strider (pages 48-53).</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External Links== * [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/strider_ Strider] at [[MobyGames]] * [http://www.gamespot.com/genesis/action/striderhiryu/index.html Strider] for Genesis at [[GameSpot]] * {{MOTG|9838}} * [http://www.lscmainframe.net/ Light Sword Cypher Mainframe 4.0] * [http://www.archive.org/details/Longplay-Strider_GEN/ Complete Strider video (Genesis)] on archive.org * [http://hg101.kontek.net/strider/strider.htm Hardcore Gaming 101: Strider] {{Strider}}
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