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Strider, also known as Strider Hiryu, is an arcade game produced by Capcom in 1989. It is a side-scrolling platform game.
In the game, the player takes control of Strider Hiryu, a ninja-style warrior who must defeat a legendary being known as Grandmaster Meio. Meio has observed Earth from his dwelling in a far off galaxy, and has created a space station (known as "The Third Moon"), between Earth and its original moon in order to rule earth and continue observation. The year is 2048. Armed with a sword known as a "cipher," Hiryu must travel around the globe (including the Soviet Union and the Amazon Rainforest) to find and destroy the evil being. Throughout his travels Strider encounters many power-ups, including robotic animals called "Options" (a hawkThe term hawk refers to birds of prey in any of three senses: Strictly, to mean any of the species in the genera Accipiter Micronisus Melierax Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis''. The widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, the Sharp-shin and a leopardThis page is about the animal. For the tank, see Leopard MBT. For the coin, see English coin Half Florin or Leopard. Leopards Panthera pardus are one of the four 'big cats' of the genus Panthera''. The others are the Lion, Tiger, and Jaguar. They range in) which help him defeat enemies. He also has the ability to latch onto walls and ceilings using a metallic hook — an aspect which set the game apart from other platformers.
Strider became one of Capcom's early hits before Street Fighter IIStreet Fighter II: The World Warrior ( 1991) was a highly popular and immensely successful arcade game created by the Japan-based company Capcom. It centers around two characters, Ryu and Ken (the two main characters from the original Street Fighter , fac, revered for its innovative gameplay and multilingual voice clips during cutscenesA cut scene or cutscene is an animated sequence in a video game over which the player has no control. Cut scenes are used to advance the plot, portray character, and provide background information, atmosphere, dialogue and clues. The earliest video game k (presented in JapaneseThe Japanese language is a spoken and written language used mainly in Japan. The Japanese name for the language is Nihongo . History and classification Historical linguists do not all agree about the origin of the Japanese language; there are several comp, Russian, and English). It was soon released onto various home consoles, including the Famicom and Sega Megadrive, as well as their American counterparts, the NES and Sega Genesis.
Strider Hiryu was resurrected in 1998 as a character in the Marvel vs. Capcom series of fighting games, and a 3D platform sequel, Strider 2, was released into arcades in 1999.
