Strider Returns
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| Developer(s) | Tiertex |
| Publisher(s) | U.S. Gold |
| Release date(s) | 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single Player |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear, Master System, Mega Drive, ZX Spectrum |
Strider Returns (also known as Journey From Darkness: Strider Returns, and released as Strider II in the PAL region) is a sequel to Capcom's arcade game Strider, released for various video game consoles and computer platforms in the Western market only.
The game was developed by Tiertex and published by U.S. Gold, the same companies that had ported the original Strider to computers. Capcom had very little or no involvement in the game outside of lending the license to U.S. Gold.
[edit] Story
The player takes control of Strider Hiryu (or Hinjo, the game's manual alternates between the two names), who must once again face off agaisnt Grandmaster Meio. This time, Meio has taken Hinjo's fiance, Lexia, captive, in order to force Hinjo into fighting him.
[edit] Reception
Strider Returns was poorly received among critics and fans of the original game, and is regarded as a vastly inferior game.
- "Strider Returns was a pale shadow of the arcade game, with poor control, unimaginative design and none of the brilliance that made its inspiration so compelling. Even the biggest Strider nut won't touch this one." (Jeremy Parish, 1UP.com) [1]
Capcom later released their own sequel, Strider 2, essentially leaving Strider Returns out of the series' canon.
