In 1945, the second world war ended. Soon, there was peace, but an organization of high-ranking military officers from all over the world form a global army known as CANY. Their mission was to conquer the world. CANY activity was found in areas like the Soviet Union, America, Japan, and even Germany. It is revealed that CANY had weapons never seen before from rockets to mechanical walkers. The world quickly formed a group of pilots and planes called the Strikers whose mission is to rid of CANY from the world.
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DISCLAIMER: I barely play shmups.
Really fun. Played for 30 minutes. I don't know what to rate games like this (only other one I've played is a Touhou game, and Undertale if you count it) so I'm leaning towards the higher end. Exciting, fun, fast-paced, what more could you ask for? Emulated with RetroArch and PS1 core.
Really fun. Played for 30 minutes. I don't know what to rate games like this (only other one I've played is a Touhou game, and Undertale if you count it) so I'm leaning towards the higher end. Exciting, fun, fast-paced, what more could you ask for? Emulated with RetroArch and PS1 core.
Strikers 1945 was (and kinda still is) my go-to "this arcade is cool if they have this game" game when I was in high school.
I didn't have too much experience playing shmups thanks to my parents never letting me play the cool "blow up a bunch of dudes in a plane while flashy stuff happens on the screen" games when we went to bowling alleys. They let me play the occasional beat-em-up when I got a chance, but for some reason or another shmups were always verboten when I was little. By the time I got a little older and was given more autonomy, arcades in the US were very obviously dying out, but I would still find the occasional game cabinet in movie theaters and pizza places. My local movie theater specifically had Strikers 1945 and I would go out of my way to play it a decent number of times before or after seeing a movie. I was never any good at it, but dodging projectiles for a few minutes and seeing the flashy bullet effects and explosions always gave me enough of a dopamine bump to give it another try whenever I found another cabinet of it somewhere. It was my go-to shmup.
Now that I'm much older and have played way more video games, I think it's safe to say that Strikers 1945 is best left in my nostalgia.
The gist of giant ships and planes transforming into machine gun-wielding mechs is cool as hell, but almost every other aspect of the game is either weak or forgettable.
The sound design across the board is just flat-out bad.
It's still fun, and it will always hold a special place in my heart as the first bullet-hell/shmup I actively remembered the name of, but after playing it comfortably in my living room via emulator with infinite coins instead of in a noisy, cramped, dimly-lit corner of a movie theater, I think it's safe to say that Strikers 1945 is just alright.
Don't ever ask me to 1cc a shmup by the way.
Never ask me that.
I didn't have too much experience playing shmups thanks to my parents never letting me play the cool "blow up a bunch of dudes in a plane while flashy stuff happens on the screen" games when we went to bowling alleys. They let me play the occasional beat-em-up when I got a chance, but for some reason or another shmups were always verboten when I was little. By the time I got a little older and was given more autonomy, arcades in the US were very obviously dying out, but I would still find the occasional game cabinet in movie theaters and pizza places. My local movie theater specifically had Strikers 1945 and I would go out of my way to play it a decent number of times before or after seeing a movie. I was never any good at it, but dodging projectiles for a few minutes and seeing the flashy bullet effects and explosions always gave me enough of a dopamine bump to give it another try whenever I found another cabinet of it somewhere. It was my go-to shmup.
Now that I'm much older and have played way more video games, I think it's safe to say that Strikers 1945 is best left in my nostalgia.
The gist of giant ships and planes transforming into machine gun-wielding mechs is cool as hell, but almost every other aspect of the game is either weak or forgettable.
The sound design across the board is just flat-out bad.
It's still fun, and it will always hold a special place in my heart as the first bullet-hell/shmup I actively remembered the name of, but after playing it comfortably in my living room via emulator with infinite coins instead of in a noisy, cramped, dimly-lit corner of a movie theater, I think it's safe to say that Strikers 1945 is just alright.
Don't ever ask me to 1cc a shmup by the way.
Never ask me that.
A perfectly average shmup from Psikyo, the leading purveyor of 6/10 arcade releases circa 1995. That's not to say that the game has no merits to speak of, it's just all very muted. Most representative of this is the (Spoilers?!) sci-fi twist, which starts novel, but becomes a bit played out by like stage 4.
An important notice for all Unit 731 deniers who may be reading this. Japanese nationalists beware! Do not , and I must repeat, DO NOT use the Zero. It moves at like half the speed of the other ships (at best lmao). The game is significantly more playable (and fun) with just about any other option.
An important notice for all Unit 731 deniers who may be reading this. Japanese nationalists beware! Do not , and I must repeat, DO NOT use the Zero. It moves at like half the speed of the other ships (at best lmao). The game is significantly more playable (and fun) with just about any other option.
Pq tão difícil?
Apesar da dificuldade bizarramente elevada é bem divertido, ainda mais se vc aceitar jogar nas dificuldades menores pra conseguir avançar legal. Digamos que ele tem 2 "capítulos" com 8 missões em cada e com levels design muito bons e trilha sonora que casa muito bem. Para mim não é o melhor do seu gênero, mas ainda sim é um game que vale ter na coleção para uma jogatina muito de vez em quando.
Apesar da dificuldade bizarramente elevada é bem divertido, ainda mais se vc aceitar jogar nas dificuldades menores pra conseguir avançar legal. Digamos que ele tem 2 "capítulos" com 8 missões em cada e com levels design muito bons e trilha sonora que casa muito bem. Para mim não é o melhor do seu gênero, mas ainda sim é um game que vale ter na coleção para uma jogatina muito de vez em quando.
revolutionary game as it puts you not just on the highscore list but also a watchlist the exact moment you get a really good run in it
Ooooohhhh man Capcom had to be pissed.