Strikers 1945 is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released in 1995 by Japanese company Psikyo. It was followed by two sequels, Strikers 1945 II in 1997 and Strikers 1945 III (also known as Strikers 1999 in Japan), as well as a version for SNK's Neo Geo called Strikers 1945 Plus (which is actually an alternate version of Strikers 1945 II).
STORY:
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.
GAMEPLAY:
Each plane in Strikers 1945 has three attacks: A normal shot, a charged shot, and a bomb that clears the screen of minor enemies and bullets. Both the normal shot and the charged shot can be strengthened by grabbing power-ups and extra bombs can be collected. Gold bars, which are found by destroying certain buildings or enemies, can be collected for bonus points. After the defeat of the final boss, the player's time, number of gold bars, and number of enemies killed are added up for each level and, if high enough, marked with a silver or gold medal.
In Japan, Strikers 1945 was ported to both PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1996 by Atlus and later ported to PlayStation 2 as part of Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 1: Strikers 1945 I & II by Taito (also released in Europe under the name 1945 I & II: The Arcade Games by Play It in 2004). The US PlayStation release of Strikers 1945 by Agetec is actually the sequel Strikers 1945 II under the name of its predecessor. The evidence for this is told mostly through the fighter plane line-up, different levels, bosses and endings.
The Playstation version features a new FMV intro sequence and these game modes:
- Original 1: First vertical view
- Original 2: Second vertical view
- Arcade: Horizontal view.
- Fighter Index: Technical specs and a movie of each plane of the game.
Manufacturer's description:
Set in World War II after the conclusion, vertical scrolling shooter that depicts the struggle of the mystery of the secret organization CANY. Can formation attack by the option escort machine, can be a variety of attacks that were taking advantage of the characteristics of each fighter. To manipulate the real name fighter 6 aircraft of each country, it will confront the secret organization CANY to full use of the new weapons that did not lead to a combat deployment.
Features:
- Third person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- World War II theme.
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