8.6 /10 1 Votes8.6
4.4/5 Emuparadise Composer(s) Masaki Izutani Initial release date 1997 | 4.2/5 Google Play Producer(s) Shinsuke Nakamura Cabinet Upright Genre Shoot 'em up | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director(s) Naozumi YorichikaHideyuki Oda Mode(s) Up to 2 players, simultaneously Display Raster standard resolution, vertical Similar Psikyo games, Shoot 'em up games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Strikers 1945 II (ストライカーズ1945II) is a vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up game developed and originally published by Psikyo in 1997 for the arcades as a follow-up to Strikers 1945. This game was also ported by Kuusou Kagaku to the PlayStation and Sega Saturn for Psikyo and re-released by Success in 2000. Agetec released Strikers 1945 II for the PlayStation in North America under the title Strikers 1945 in 2001, and Midas Interactive released it in Europe as a budget title in 2003. The game was also included in Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 1: Strikers 1945 I&II by Taito for the PlayStation 2, and was later released as a downloadable title for PlayStation Network by GungHo Online Entertainment and for Android and iOS by Mobirix (as STRIKERS 1945-2).
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Gameplay
As in Strikers 1945, the player chooses one of six World War II-era fighter planes, then uses machine guns and bombs to fight through stages played in random order. Once the game is beaten, a report showing how well the player did is displayed, and the game 'loops' with the difficulty much higher. Each game begins with three lives, and an extend is earned at 600,000. When all lives are lost, the option to continue is given but the score is reset.
Plot
Continuing where the last game ended, the forces of CANY have been demolished by the Strikers. However, a faction known as the FGR now has the CANY technology and plans to initiate global warfare with massive mecha technology. Once again, the Strikers are called into action to save the world.
Reception
Strikers 1945 II was mostly well received. Three reviewers from the Japanese Sega Saturn Magazine gave the version for this system the scores of 9-8-8/10, while French magazine Consoles + rated both the Saturn and PlayStation ports an 88%. Similarly, the original arcade version received a score of 88% from French magazine Player One.
On the other hand, Miguel Lopez from GameSpot gave the PlayStation release only a 5.8/10, recommending it just for the fans of the genre. IGN's David Smith voiced a similar opinion, but nevertheless gave it a "good" score of 7.3/10.