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Night Striker was one of my all time favorite
Mega CD games which I stupidly sold years ago. Ever since then I've been
trying to get the Saturn versions which I finally managed to track down.
The Saturn version of Night Striker (Called Night Striker S) is pretty
much identical to the original arcade plus has a Saturn only mode that
features new stages, ending and CG Movie.
For those who don't know Night Striker is a futuristic shooter much in
the same way as the 3D stages on Thunder Blade or Space Harrier but
features a cyber style car that would make James Bond get a stiffy. The
idea of the game is pretty simple, just make it to the end of each level
and blow away the boss then choose what stage you'd like to go to next
in that good old traditional Taito way.
These days Night Striker looks pretty dated, much more so than Space
Harrier, Out Run and all the other Sega made sprite based 3D games of
the time. The reason for this is simply because the original arcade
looked dated thanks to Taito's not so Hi-Tec hardware back then. Still,
it's a great game that I'm sure will find a place in your Saturn gaming.
I almost forgot to mention the music ! Zuntata have done it again with
some excellent music tracks !! Also check out the blatant Terminator rip
off and Blade Runner style city on the front cover.
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