The soundtrack complements the theme of the game regimental with plenty of drum rolls on the snare. I stupidly attempted it and was welcomed with my first continue within seconds.Įven though the visuals haven’t been polished they look great and are reminiscent of an era I loved. I challenge anyone to jump straight into very hard and survive the first stage. Even though there are only 8 stages in each title it doesn’t feel shortlived as you are always trying to better yourself and improve as you slowly increase the difficulty rating. I had to adapt quickly and re-familiarize myself with the genre.Īs you fight your way through and take down the boss at the end of each stage there is a sense of achievement which I feel is lacking in modern gaming. Even then the gameplay was brutal and unforgiving. Game Over repeatedly flashing up on the screen it wasn’t long before I changed the difficulty setting from normal down to Monkey. Strikers 1945 was the first game I jumped into from the collection and boy did I forget how difficult arcade shoot-em-ups were. The main differences are each game has a different selection of planes to choose from, the 3rd game difficulty scale has been reduced from 7 down to 4 and the visuals improved throughout the series. I have decided to group the 3 titles together as the gameplay and features are all very similar. Amongst them are the iconic Spitfire, The Harrier Jumpjet and the experimental Japanese prototype, The Shinden. Each fighter has a distinct plane to take to the skies. A team built up of 6 pilots who join forces to shoot and dodge there way through 8 stages. Strikers 1945 1, 2 and 3įirst up is the Strikers 1945 Trilogy, Mech robots have attacked earth and it is up to the Strikers to take them down. Thanks to NIS America we can relive the high octane shooters all over again on current-gen and it feels right at home on the Switch especially with the added vertical mode for that authentic arcade feel. After they gained popularity in the arcades it wasn’t long until titles like Strikers 1945 and Gunbird made it into the homes for everyone to enjoy. Psikyo was a Japanese video game developer from the mid-90s who were known for releasing vertical shoot-em-ups. The collection includes Strikers 1945 1,2 and 3 a vertical shooter trilogy set after World War 2, Sol Divide: Sword of Darkness a side-scrolling SHMUP set in medieval times overtaken by mythical creatures, Dragon Blaze and Zero Gunner 2. This time no quarters are required to jump into the action. Split over 2 releases named Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha and Bravo, this review covers Alpha which contains 6 of the most critically acclaimed arcade shooters from back in the day. Last October NIS America announced that they will be bringing 12 classic arcade games to the Nintendo Switch.
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