Strikers 1945

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Strikers 1945
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Atlus
Developer: Psikyo
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)
Genre: Shooting
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1996-06-28 ¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e T-14407G
Non-Sega versions Arcade PlayStation

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Strikers 1945 (ストライカーズ １９４５) is a shoot-'em-up developed by Psikyo and released in arcades 1995. It was subsequently brought to the Sega Saturn in the following year. As the name suggests, it is supposed to take place in 1945, towards the end of World War II.

Strikers 1945 was followed by Strikers 1945 II.

Story

Story takes place a few months after the end of World War II. While the countries are trying to recover from the most devastating war in the human history, Earth comes under attack from a terrorist organization (later revealed to be an Alien civilization) called CANY. Facing powerful weapons, way ahead of current technology, newly formed United Nations calls up volunteers to fight against this new menace.

A new fighter squadron called "Strikers" are created, consisting of world's best pilots.

Gameplay

Fighters

	Lockheed P-38 Lightning
	United States Army Air Force twin engine heavy fighter. Main weapon: Concentrated Secondary weapon: Homing Missiles Formation Attack: Line Formation (0.5 seconds charge time) Special Weapon: 1 ton Bomb Due to its large size, P-38 has the largest hit detection. Its movement speed is slightly lower than average. Secondary weapon is a pair of missiles that automatically track and fly towards the enemies. Formation attack calls down small static fighters in front of the plane and fire rapidly until they disappear. Special weapon drops a powerful bomb in the middle of the screen. It is not too destructive and does not cover the entire screen but blocks enemy shots.
	North American P-51 Mustang
	United States Army Air Force single engine fighter-interceptor Main weapon: Spread Secondary weapon: Rapid Fire Rockets Formation Attack: Rolling Shield Drones (1.5 seconds charge time) Special Weapon: B-29 carpet bombing run A fighter plane with high defence but average firepower. Secondary weapon fires a volley of unguided rockets in quick succession. Its formation attack launches drones towards the front in a rolling pattern and it is the only one in the game that can block enemy shots. Special weapon affects the entire screen with decent damage.
	Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VII
	Royal Air Force single engine fighter Main Weapon: Spread Secondary Weapon: Inferno Rockets Formation Attack: Wide Formation (0.5 seconds charge time) Special Weapon: Fire Blade Second fastest aircraft in the game after Shinden. Main weapon has a large firing arc. Secondary weapon, while unguided, can penetrate multiple enemies and damage continously due to their slow speed. Formation attack launches several drones that move with the plane and fire in a V-shaped pattern. Special weapon fires a powerful energy blast towards the front, with short blast radius but also higher damage. Plane slows down during the special attack however. A good aircraft for beginners.
	Messerschmitt Bf109
	German Air Force single engine fighter-interceptor Main Weapon: Concentrated Secondary Weapon: Tracking Vulcan cannon Formation Attack: Drill Drones (1 second charge time) Special Weapon: Ju-87 Stuke dive bombing run Smallest aircraft and therefore has the least hit detection. Despite its small size, its speed is average. Secondary weapon automatically tracks and fires towards the enemy with same fire rate but lower firepower. Formation attack launches a bunch of static drones in front of the aircraft, rotating and firing continously. While the attack radius is lower, drones fire rapidly and cause significant damage. Special weapon calls down four Stuka dive bombers to damage entire screen with average damage.
	Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero
	Imperial Japanese Navy carrier based, single engine fighter Main Weapon: Spread Secondary Weapon: Unguided Bombs Formation Attack: Hunter Drones (0.7 seconds charge time) Special Weapon: Divine Wind Even more slower than P-38 for some reason, Zero is a plane for experts. Secondary weapon fires three bombs towards the front. While difficult to use due to their very short range, bombs causes heavy damage. Formation attack fires small drones that stick to individual enemies and fire until they run out of power. They will jump to another enemy if the first target is destroyed. They can allow player to damage the enemy even while evading bullets. Special weapon calls down a wind that causes minimal damage but stays on the screen longer and wipe out enemy projectiles.
	Kyushu J7W Shinden
	Imperial Japanese Navy Prototype, single engine (pusher type) Interceptor Main Weapon: Concentrated Secondary Weapon: Large Rockets Formation Attack: Assault Drones (1.2 seconds charge time) Special Weapon: True Katana Fastest aircraft in the game. Secondary weapon fires powerful rockets with small attack radius. Formation attack launches drones towards the upper edge of the screen, slowly moving upwards and rapidly firing both flanks (if two drones are avaiable) and upwards (three). Special weapon fires a silhuette that looks like the plane, with limited blast radius but heavy damage.

Pilots

Striker 1945 is the only game in the series to have individual pilots as characters, in addition to the planes. However, identity of the pilots can only be revealed after finishing the under certain conditions.

• Level 1: Finishing the game with continues will show the pilots in the end, without revealing their gender or face.
• Level 2: Finishing the game without any continues will show the pilots' face and their gender.
• Level 3: Finishing the game without any continues and getting a gold medal in every level will reveal the pilots' stats and make them pose in rather "risque" attires. Getting this ending will also reveal pilots' three-sizes.

In the console versions, Level 3 endings were toned-down, with pilots wearing slightly less revealing clothes.

Disclaimer: Backgrounds of the pilots were taken from 151th issue of Japanese video game magazine Gamest. (September 30, 1995 issue)

	Cindy Volton
	United States Army Air Force pilot. Nicknamed "Lightning" due to her impulsive nature. De-facto leader of the Strikers unit. She has a tendency to dive straight into battle, much to her fellow pilots' chagrin. Plane: P-38 Lightning Age: 23 Height: 180cm Three Sizes: 138-59-98
	Tina Prize
	United States Army Air Force pilot. A sweet, intelligent but also somewhat naive Native American girl. Loves nature and cannot lie. Plane: P-51 Mustang Age: 21 Height: 175cm Three Sizes: 96-58-85
	Alice Herring
	Royal Air Force pilot. Despite her young age, Alice has an IQ of 300, allowing her to serve as a pilot in the RAF. Youngest member of a military family. Most of her male relatives are fighter pilots. Nicknamed "Doctor" by her friends. Plane: Spitfire Mk.VII Age: 15 Height: 152cm Three Sizes: 76-55-78
	Lean Beirer
	A young woman who used to be a member of BDA (League of German Girls, female branch of Hitler Youth organization) and formerly a staunch supporter of the Nazi Party. Becoming a pilot during the final year of the war, she became known as "Schwarzwirt" ("The Black Hunting Bird") due to her brilliant flying style. She prefers fighting alone and seems to have suicidal tendencies. Plane: Bf109 Age:19 Height: 174cm Three Sizes: 89-56-89
	Ai Mikami
	A shrine maiden when not fighting, Ai used to be one of the best pilots of Japan during the final months of the war. She seems to have psychic powers and according to the rumors, she once damaged an American B-29 by hurling bamboo spears towards it, forcing it to return. Despises war and wishes for it to end once for all. Plane: A6M5 Zero Age: 17 Height 163cm Three Sizes: 93-59-88
	Lt. Col. Kaoru "Ain" Ainzaemon
	Only male member of the Strikers unit and only person whose military rank is open knowledge. He comes from a long but mysterious lineage. He is a descendant of Ain/Flush from Psikyo's other shooters; Sengoku Ace, Sengoku Blade and Gunbird 2. Gamest article states that he is gay and has no skill with English language. Plane: J7W Shinden Age: 28 Height: 208cm Three Sizes: unmeasurable

Production credits

Strikers 1945

• Producer: Jun-ichi Niwa
• Game Producer: Shin. Nakamura
• Designers: Hyoue Ogawa, Wataru Yamazaki, Yori, Hideyuki Oda
• Designers: Yoko Tsukagoshi, Ikuya Yosida, Norikazu Takemori, Emi Taniguchi
• Designers: Hideto Kamioka, IMO, M・K, Kotaro Ogata
• Main programmer: Toshinori Sugita
• Programmers: Seiki-SSS-Sato, Shiori Saito, Bubby, Keisuke Takagi
• Sound Designer: Masaki Izutani
• Script Writer: Hiroshi Yamada
• Data: Koku-Fan
• Narration: Kohichi Yamadera, Douglas Kirk
• Special Thanks: Shin-ichi Yusa
• Director: Naozumi Yorichika

Source:

In-game credits

• Jun-ichi Niwa, Shin. Nakamura, Hyoue Ogawa, Wataru Yamazaki, Naozumi Yorichika, Hideyuki Oda, Yoko Tsukagoshi, Hiromi Tanegasima, Masaki Izutani, Ikuya Yosida, Norikazu Takemori, Emi Taniguchi, Hideto Kamioka, IMO, M・K, Kotaro Ogata, Toshinori Sugita, Seiki-SSS-Sato, Shiori Saito, Bubby, Keisuke Takagi, Shin-ichi Yusa

Source:

In-game credits (Note:Probably Arcade version credits.)

Magazine articles

Main article: Strikers 1945/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

Flyer

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-09: "1996-09 (1996-06-14)" (1996-05-24)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-10: "1996-10 (1996-06-28)" (1996-06-14)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-11: "1996-11 (1996-07-12)" (1996-06-28)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-12: "1996-12 (1996-07-26)" (1996-07-12)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-13: "1996-13 (1996-08-09)" (1996-07-26)
also published in:

• Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-14: "1996-14 (1996-08-23)" (1996-08-09)

Physical scans

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Publication Version Score Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 68 Fun Generation (DE) NTSC-J 50 Joypad (FR) NTSC-J 80 MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J 63 Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J 75 Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J 71 Saturn+ (UK) NTSC-J 50 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 77 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 86 Video Games (DE) NTSC-J 62

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Strikers 1945

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	232,410,528	1996-05-07	CD-ROM (JP)	T-14407G V1.01J

Track list

1. Data track

2. CD Warning message (0:09)

► Running time: 0:09

Extra content

This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP) Extra files

Folder / File	Type	Size	description
STRIKERS.TXT	TXT	1,649	Messages from the developers.