Strider II
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: U.S. Gold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Tiertex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: Capcom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Strider II is a sequel to Strider, released for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, and the Sega Game Gear in 1993. It is known as Journey from Darkness: Strider Returns in North America (although initially it too was known as Strider II), which is also the title of the Game Gear version in all regions. Strider II was developed by Tiertex, who ported the original game to the Master System and various home computers, and published by U.S. Gold, who had the rights to the Strider license outside of Japan at the time.
It should not be confused with the later release of Strider 2, which was developed in-house by Capcom.
Contents
Story
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This guy is like a bad habit, he just won't go away. Now this Evil Master Dude and his legions of nimrods are poised above the planet in a space station, ready to make the planet one big black hole. Not only that, those blasted automadions (space slang for funky robot type guys) have captured Lexia (Not the car, the babe!) and holding her prisoner aboard their space station. Don't it just make your blood boil? Doesn't it make your skin crawl? Does it make your face turn red with anger? Hold on, get a grip! We've been in this kind of fix before. Okay, okay, you're right, probably not this bad. But hey, this is a video game there's always a good guy somewhere. Get with the program! It just so happens, that on the island Moralos (you remember the secret base of famous Striders) there is just the guy you are looking for. The most pumped up Strider of them all Hinjo, is just waiting to punch these guys' light out. Go ahead, grab that control pad and give it a shot, sounds like a piece of cake... Wrong! This baby's not your every day space walk in the park! Strider's back and the fun is about to begin. Rumble on Strider Dude! |
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— US manual [10] |
Grandmaster Meio, the antagonist of the first game, has captured the princess, Lexia, and the Strider known as Hinjo must rescue her.
Gameplay
The game is an action platformer and plays similar to its forebear. The Strider Hinjo starts each stage in a capsule and must make his way through the stage to the capsule at the end. Hinjo collects orbs throughout each stage, and these orbs surround Hinjo and protect him when he faces the stage's boss.
Hinjo moves with and and crouches with . He does a vertical jump with and a cartwheel jump with + or +. He slides along the ground with +. Hinjo has a hook that he uses to latch onto platforms, ceilings, and walls, which he can then climb across. While hanging, he can jump off a ceiling with or climb onto a platform with . He can climb ropes and chains with and .
Hinjo swings his cypher with . Hinjo can swing his cypher while crouching, jumping, or sliding. The player can choose between the original cypher from the first game, which has a tall area of effect, or a new "sweeping" cypher, which is flatter but longer. He can throw shurikens with , but they are limited in supply. Shurikens can only be thrown while standing still or crouching.
Hinjo has a health gauge with five segments. He loses a life if he loses all of his health, if he falls into a bottomless pit, or if the stage timer runs out. More time is added to the timer at certain checkpoints during the stages. He also has a separate "orb" gauge with five segments, which absorbs damage during boss fights if the player has collected orbs during the stage. The game ends when all of Hinjo's lives are lost, but it can be continued as long as the player has continues remaining. Extra lives are awarded every 20,000 points. There are two difficulty levels, Normal and Expert.
Items
Capsule | |
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Attack to release an item or bonus points. | |
Power Up | |
The first Power Up item extends the reach of Hinjo's cypher. The second arms Hinjo with 7 shurikens, the third arms him with double shurikens (thrown two at a time in a spread), and the fourth arms him with triple shurikens (thrown three at a time in a spread). | |
Small Energy | |
Restores one health point. | |
Large Energy | |
Restores all health points. | |
Orb Energy | |
Collect to add additional protective orbs during the boss fight at the end of the stage, up to a maximum of 5. | |
Protective Orb | |
A protective orb that orbits Hinjo and destroys enemies that cross its path. Similar to options in the first game, collecting an orb changes the color of Hinjo's rightmost health point. Hinjo loses the orb if he loses this health point. | |
Extra Life | |
Gives the player an extra life. |
Stages
The Forbidden Forest | |
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The Castle Metropolis | |
The Hive | |
The Alien Depths | |
The Master's Prison Ship | |
History
Legacy
Even though game received average to positive reviews when it was first released, today Strider II is considered the black sheep of the series. Many fans consider Strider II to be a poorly done imitation of the original due to fundamentally flawed level designs, lackluster story, and bad gameplay plagued with intense slowdowns. Capcom released their own internally developed Stider 2, released to arcades in 1999, and has removed the Western-developed Strider II from the Strider canon.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Strider II/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Artwork
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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70 | |
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Based on 20 reviews |
Mega Drive, AU |
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Master System version
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68 | |
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Based on 12 reviews |
Game Gear version
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69 | |
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Based on 10 reviews |
Game Gear, PT |
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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1MB | 1993-05 | Cartridge (US) | ||||||||||
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1MB | 1993-02 | Cartridge (EU) | ||||||||||
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256kB | Cartridge (EU/BR) | |||||||||||
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256kB | Cartridge (US/EU) |
References
- ↑ File:StriderReturns GG EU Box Back.jpg
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 56
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 ', "" (; ), page 39
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 ', "" (; ), page 75
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 21
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 23
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:GamePro US 051.pdf
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 ', "" (; ), page 13
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 20
- ↑ File:Strider II MD US Manual.pdf
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 294
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- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 189
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- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 142
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-05-07)
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 54
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 96
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- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 74
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 57
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 105
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 107
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 20
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 44
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 141
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 60
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 124
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 118
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 36
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 103
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 64
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