Power Strike

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Power Strike

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Compile, Sega

Peripherals supported: FM Sound Unit

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1988-02-29	¥5,0005,000	G-1352
US	1988-12		5109
EU	1988		MK-5109-50
BR	19xx
KR	19xx		GB-1004

Non-Sega versions
MSX

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Aleste (アレスタ) is a shoot-'em-up by Compile released in 1988 for the MSX computer in Japan. It is the first game in Compile's Aleste series of shoot-'em-ups. Sega ported the game to the Sega Master System and released it internationally, calling it Power Strike outside Japan.

In North America Power Strike was the first in the "special edition" range of Master System games. These could not be found on store shelves, and had to be ordered from Sega themselves.

While the MSX game received two sequels, Compile would take the franchise further on other platforms through 1994. Most Aleste games released outside Japan would use the Power Strike moniker, with a few exceptions (MUSHA, Robo Aleste, the SNES game Space Megaforce). The Master System game was followed by Power Strike II in 1993; this is an outlier in the series and only released in Europe.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Power Strike	Power Strike
English (US)	Power Strike	Power Strike
Japanese	アレスタ	Aleste

Production credits

Produce: Moo
Program: Lunarian, Terubo, Pochi
Graphic Design: Janus
V.G.M. & S.E.: Myarmo, Shant, Shin-kun
Sound Program: Jemini
Game Design: Janus, Komehika
Special Thanks to: Mnc-Nui

Source:

In-game credits (JP) ^[2]

Magazine articles

Main article: Power Strike/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

90

^[13]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

90

^[3]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

90

^[4]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

90

^[5]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

90

^[14]

Game Mania (UK)

90

^[15]

Génération 4 (FR)

91

^[16]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

50

^[17]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

90

^[7]

Megazone (AU)

PAL

70

^[18]

Power Play (DE)

80

^[8]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

90

^[19]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

100

^[9]

Sega Pro (UK)

89

^[11]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

90

^[20]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

89

^[21]

Tilt (FR)

60

^[22]

	85
Based on 17 reviews

Power Strike

Master System, US
Cover
Manual Poster

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, EU "No Limits" variant
Cover

Master System, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, AU

Manual

Master System, BR
Cover

Master System, MX

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	4077efd9
MD5	8d9f02dcfea8f9728a3665ca12b044d1
SHA-1	f6f245c41163b15bce95368e4684b045790a1148

128kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

?

CRC32	d8c4165b
MD5	810f65d7a7a8462c40c01bea3d5d7d01
SHA-1	cba75b0d54df3c9a8e399851a05c194c7a05fbfe

128kB

Cartridge (JP)

References

Power Strike
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Maps \| Hidden content \| Magazine articles \| Reception No results

Aleste/Power Strike games for Sega systems/published by Sega
	Power Strike (1988) \| Power Strike II (1993)
	M.U.S.H.A. (1990)
	GG Aleste (1991) \| Power Strike II (1993) \| GG Aleste 3 (2020)
	Robo Aleste (1992)
	M.U.S.H.A. (2008)
	Aleste Collection (2020)
Aleste-related media
	Aleste Collection: Music Album (2022)

[:File:Raze_UK_11.pdf_p76-1] Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 76

[https:.2F.2Fwww.youtube.com.2Fwatch.3Fv.3DFRumkVSBzsw-2] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRumkVSBzsw

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p87-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 87

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p104-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 104

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p59-5] 5.0 ^5.1 The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 59

[:File:CVG_UK_082.pdf_p109-6] Computer & Video Games, "August 1988" (UK; 1988-07-15), page 109

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p135-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 135

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_005.pdf_p87-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Power Play, "Ausgabe 5" (DE; 1988-05-24), page 87

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p59-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 59

[:File:SegaPower_UK_46.pdf_p101-10] Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 101

[:File:SegaPro_UK_05.pdf_p21-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 21

[:File:SegaPro_UK_09.pdf_p30_.2830.2F31.29-12] Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 30/31 (30)

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p66-13] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 66

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p143-14] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 143

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p81-15] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81

[16] Génération 4, "Décembre 1988" (FR; 1988-1x-xx), page 40

[:File:Micromania2_ES_027.pdf_p34-17] Micromanía (segunda época), "Agosto 1990" (ES; 1990-0x-xx), page 34

[:File:Megazone_AU_05.pdf_p48-18] Megazone, "June 1990" (AU; 1990-0x-xx), page 48

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_05.pdf_p21-19] S: The Sega Magazine, "April 1990" (UK; 1990-03-01), page 21

[:File:SegaPro_UK_09.pdf_p30-20] Sega Pro, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-18), page 30

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-21] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:Tilt_FR_056.pdf_p72-22] Tilt, "Julliet/Août 1988" (FR; 1988-0x-xx), page 72

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Power Strike

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Contents

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References