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Strikers 1945 Plus

SNK Neo-Geo MVS cart. published 25 years ago by Psikyo

Listed in MAME

Strikers 1945 Plus screenshot

Strikers 1945 Plus © 1999 Psikyo.

After inserting quarters and hitting the Start button, the player chooses one of 6 planes (plus 1 hidden plane) or can opt for a random choice.

The available fighters are :
* P-38 Lightning
* Vought XF5U 'Flying Pancake'
* Spitfire Mk. VI
* Zero Type 52
* Focke Wulf Ta 152
* Fiat G.56
* XP-55 Ascender (Hidden)

The first 4 stages are in random order, while the last 4 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 4 bosses that are randomly chosen and the 6th boss is changed.

TECHNICAL/MACHINE PICT.
1

Runs on the SNK "Neo-Geo MVS" hardware.
Game ID : 0254

Main CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 59.19 Hz
Palette colors : 4096

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
=> [A] Shot/Supershot, [B] Support attack

TRIVIA

Released in December 1999.

This is an updated version of "Strikers 1945 II" and is exclusive to the Neo-Geo. This is Psikyo's first and only game developed and released for the Neo-Geo MVS (but was not released on the Neo-Geo AES home console).

The game forbids the initials 'SEX' or 'KKK' on the high score table. If you try, they get changed to 3 smileys.

TIPS AND TRICKS

* Play as Ascender : At the selection screen, highlight the '?' symbol and press Down+A+B.

* Play as Ascender (Alternate) : Highlight the '?' symbol and press Up, Down, Up, Down, UP(x4), Down. Ascender should appear.

SERIES

1. Strikers 1945 (1995)
2. Strikers 1945 II (1997)
3. Strikers 1945 Plus (1999)
4. Strikers 1999 (1999)

STAFF

Composers : Masaki Izutani

SOURCES

Game's ROM.
Game's picture.
Game's screenshots.
Official website: http://www.x-nauts.com/psikyo/product/1945plus/index.html