The controls of Strider consist of an eight-way joystick and two action buttons for attacking and jumping. The player controls Hiryu himself, whose main weapon is a tonfa-like plasma sword known as "Cypher". He can perform numerous acrobatic feats depending on the joystick/button combination used. Pressing the jump button while Hiryu is standing still will cause him to do a regular vertical jump, while pressing the jump button while pushing the joystick left or right will enable him to do a cartwheel jump. Hiryu can also slide under or through certain obstacles and enemies by first crouching down and then pressing the jump button. As well as his sliding move, both jumps can also be used to destroy weaker opponents. Hiryu is able to latch onto certain platforms, and climb across walls and ceilings using a metallic hook. While running down a sloped surface, Hiryu can gain enough momentum to allow him to do a longer cartwheel jump than usual. Numerous power-ups can be obtained from item boxes carried by certain enemies. These includes an extension to Hiryu's attack range that lasts for one hundred slashes, two types of health aids (represented by the kanji used to write Hiryu's name: 飛 and 飛竜), a max health extension (represented by the kanji 竜, the second character in Hiryu's name), an extra life, and a power-up that not only makes Hiryu invulnerable to attack but also increases his own attack abilities via shadow images of himself for 15 seconds.[3] Hiryu can also summon robotic companions known collectively as "options" that help him fight enemies. These consist of up to two mushroom-like droids, a saber-toothed tiger and a hawk, known individually as Option A, B and C respectively. The game has five stages: the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (called "St. Petersburg" during the arcade game's attract sequence), the Siberian Wilderness, the Aerial Battleship Balrog (געלראב), the Amazonian Jungle, and the Grandmaster's lair itself, the Third Moon. Each of the stages is divided into a number of smaller sections, each with their own time limit and checkpoint location. The player has a three-point health gauge (which can be increased to five points with the health extensions. Hiryu will lose a life when either his health gauge is fully depleted, by moving him off the screen entirely (like falling into a bottomless pit) or when the game's timer reaches zero. It's Game Over when all of Hiryu's lives are lost, but the player can be given the opportunity to continue.
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It’s a side scroller with futuristic Russian stylings, Strider himself is very aerobatic, climbs on walls, ceilings and even has a laser sword!
The conversion was handled by Sega and Strider definitely feels like an early showcase title for the Mega Drive - like Altered Beast and Golden Axe. The sprites are big and expressive and some bosses easily take up major sections of the screen.
Expect hardship, I used save states and some rewind on Switch since a single hit from projectiles is enough to take down Strider and with finite continues it’s even more difficult to complete legitimately. Controls can be wonky and titles with tighter controls are still a little ways off, there’s slowdown and the last stage is a brutal boss gauntlet. For a 1990 Mega Drive game, it’s accurate to the experience.
... Mas ao menos não dá pra dizer que não é maneiro hein...
Sabendo como as coisas funcionam até da pra desenrolar um tiquinho, mas eu com certeza não iria valorizar nenhum pouco esse jogo se não fosse a versão de PS1 que possui continues ilimitados e inúmeros checkpoints, diferente da versão de Arcade que nem sequer isso tem mesmo lá sendo por ficha...