Strider 2 (PS1) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

A playthrough of Capcom's 2000 arcade platformer for the Sony PlayStation, Strider 2.
Played through on the default difficulty level with no autofire enabled. I start on Stage 0, which is only available if your memory card has a clear save file on it from both Strider and Strider 2.
Random information: a nearly perfect port of the original arcade Strider comes packed in with the game, although the discs are labelled wrong - Strider is on the disc that says Strider 2 and vice versa.
This is an utterly fantastic game. It is Capcom really showing their 90s arcade chops, with (even on the slightly cut down port for the PS1) super vivid and well animated graphics and one of the best arcade soundtracks you could ever want - that Stage 1 theme is seriously about the best example anyone could want of how good chip-based music could really sound in 90s games.
The game was also originally released on the Sony ZN-2 arcade hardware, which was little more than a PlayStation with a bit more hardware muscle behind it.
It's fast, it's fairly easy, and it's really short, but there are so many secrets in obscure places that you could play it through 20 times and still not find them all. I know that I certainly missed some of them in this playthrough, but I did manage to clear the game with an "S" rank overall. I can play this again and again, it's so damn fun.
I'd recommend this to just about anyone, regardless of skill level or genre preference. It's an unforgettable experience - but it does come at a price. I got this game years ago when it was still reasonably priced, but nowadays it seems to go for upwards of $100. I'm not surprised, for how few were made and sold, but still. Ouch.
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