Strikers 1945 Plus

Strikers 1945 Plus[lower-alpha 1] is a shoot 'em up video game for the Neo Geo created by Psikyo.[3] This game is a remake of Strikers 1945 II for different hardware, featuring a horizontal screen.

Strikers 1945 Plus
North American Arcade flyer
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Composer(s)Masaki Izutani[1]
SeriesStrikers 1945
Platform(s)
Release
Genre(s)Vertically scrolling shooter
Mode(s)
CabinetUpright
Arcade systemNeo Geo MVS
CPUM68000 (@ 12 MHz),
Z80A (@ 4 MHz)
SoundYM2610 (@ 8 MHz)[2]
DisplayRaster, 320 × 224 pixels (Horizontal), 4096 colors

Gameplay
Arcade version screenshot, showing a P-38 Lightning engaging in a battle against Battle Air Ship Iron Casket.

The player chooses one of six planes or can opt for a random choice. The first four stages are in random order, while the last four are sequential. Players collect weapon powerups, bombs, and gold bars for points. Each plane has a unique "supershot" which is charged by damaging enemies and fired by holding then releasing the fire button. Supershots can be stored, although the number varies from plane to plane. Using a bomb results in a large friendly fighter swooping onto the screen and blocking shots while returning fire for a few seconds.

After the player beats the final boss, the game starts again from the beginning, albeit at a much higher difficulty level. All level are similar to the ones in Strikers 1945 II. Only one of the four bosses that are randomly chosen and the sixth boss are changed.

Plot

It is winter of 1945 and the Strikers have successfully eliminated C.A.N.Y.'s forces. The fierce fight was considered a militarist coup d'état disapproving the acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration. The threat posed by C.A.N.Y. enshrouded the world in the shadow of war. Meanwhile, data on C.A.N.Y.'s new weapons, tightly sealed by the US Department of Defense was leaked by a new organization, codenamed "F.G.R.", threatening to drag the world into the chaos of war once again with it!

Upon learning of the situation, the Strikers, who had been appointed as a new weapons development experimental unit, were convened once again as protectors of the world!

PSP edition

In 2008, Gamewave magazine has confirmed that Strikers 1945 Plus would get a PSP release for February 2009,[4] titled Strikers 1945 Plus Portable. PM Studios, the publishers of DJ Max Fever, published the game as a downloadable game on July 30, 2009 in the United States.

Notes
  1. Japanese: ストライカーズ 1945 PLUS Hepburn: Sutoraikāzu 1945 PLUS

References
  1. "Strikers 1945 Plus". arcade-history.com. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  2. "SNK NeoGeo MVS Hardware (SNK)". system16.com. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  3. "Title Catalogue - NEOGEO MUSEUM". SNK Playmore. 2010. Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  4. GameWave/Crossmedia. "Release dates for PSP games, Strikers 1945 Plus". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
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