Strikers 1945 review for the Sega Saturn



Made by this game was released in the arcade in 1995 and in 1996 it was converted for the Saturn.
What a great game this is. Flying shark on steroids. This game has a lot of style.
Six planes to choose from. Great power ups.
This game has Great music.
The gameplay is very tight.
Psikyo? what the hell happened to the Psikyo site?
I heard that the company was going to split up or something but taking the site away is straight up cold for all shooter fans. (Sure, I know it's all business).
If anybody has downloaded the complete site let me know. It has a nice database!!!!
Well anyway, this game has a full screen "vertical arcade mode".
Check the How to.. section of this site for instructions on how to succesfully rotate your monitor.



The fighters speeds


              
speed = 2     speed = 3     speed = 4     speed = 3     speed = 1     speed = 5



Comparing this to the sequel is difficult because how are you going to top a great game with no flaws. The enemy sprites are generaly smaller than in part 2 and most of 'em are different.



FACT FILE     

Vertical arcade mode   Yes
Unlimited continues    No 
Levels                 8  
Aircraft               6  
BGM Audio test mode    No 
CD player audio        No 


It looks arcade perfect. And has no slowdown instead of the Saturn version of part 2

Verdict:

Playability 10
Music 8
Lastability 9
Graphics 8,6

Overall 8,9

8,9?????? because the graphics are a little less mind-blowing than in part 2 the score of "8,9" is given instead of the solid 9 for part 2.


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