Strider

 PC
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 115 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 115
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 115
  3. Negative: 17 out of 115

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  1. Andresitooo
    Jul 26, 2014
    6
    finished beating the game now. The game has some pros and cons.

    Pros - great fluid fighting and makes you feel like a bad ass. excellent frame rate very fluid again and very cool visually. Cons - no memorable music. Costumes don't do anything but change colors. No story line other than go kill that really bad guy (for some i don't think that matters much). Could use more    finished beating the game now. The game has some pros and cons.

    Pros - great fluid fighting and makes you feel like a bad ass. excellent frame rate very fluid again and very cool visually.

    Cons - no memorable music. Costumes don't do anything but change colors. No story line other than go kill that really bad guy (for some i don't think that matters much). Could use more customization (a level up system would've been with stat placing and new moves more weapons that fought different not just 4 different once with same animation with effects that really weren't that exciting). Wish each scenery had more noticable different look, i always felt like i was in the same are with dull differences (just metal and more metal everywhere with a few elemental differences). Wish would've had like a grassy, mountainous, snowy area, a magma area that actually really felt more true to it a dark abandoned dungeon etc. like Megaman X games and a lot of Castlevania games. I don't know alltogether atmosphere was sorta bland for me. Bosses were way to easy (than again played on normal still should've been more challange for a metroidvania even like that).

    Conclusion: alright game with wicked fluid action and very beautiful for a 2D game. Little bland and short (4 to 7 hours??). Great concept though and had a lot of fun parts. But def. missed it's mark. For such a pretty large production could've taken advice from Valdis Story ( rrreeeally great metroidvania game that is INDIE game and is has hard as hell with boss battles that make you feel accomplished when u beat even on normal).    … Expand
  2. QuatokyTonberry
    Feb 1, 2019
    6
    Gameplay: - Normal
    Story: - Bad
    Visual: - Good
    Music and sound: - Normal
    Average time: - 5H
    Score: - 6
  3. ragnavirus
    Mar 13, 2014
    7
    Great game,fluid combat.There are tons of upgrades which are very useful and cool.This game deserves a 8,5 but will only have a 7.It is very buggy ,crashing all the time.Not using full screen and decreasi g the graphic resolution improves the situation.Still it is a great game
  4. headspacej
    Aug 24, 2020
    7
    I was addicted to the original arcade version of this game many decades ago, so my expectations of this were probably unrealistic. It's not badly done, and felt pretty fun at times, but I found the difficulty spikes impossible. It's one of those games that's easy until it's not -- suddenly you're dying a dozen times in a row and wondering how it was supposed to be fun. I gave up after aI was addicted to the original arcade version of this game many decades ago, so my expectations of this were probably unrealistic. It's not badly done, and felt pretty fun at times, but I found the difficulty spikes impossible. It's one of those games that's easy until it's not -- suddenly you're dying a dozen times in a row and wondering how it was supposed to be fun. I gave up after a couple of hours, but perhaps a better player with more patience would enjoy it more. Cool style and fun combat when it felt fair and balanced.… Expand
  5. rosnk30
    May 6, 2015
    7
    A great side scrolling game like the same games from 90! Strider was a first CAPCOM success, and this time, Strider is a great "remake" with a new storyline, new challenges and new music. A game faster than old striders thats for sure!!!

    Great game just for waste your time!
  6. Pmstz
    Feb 19, 2023
    6
    ok/.nice game
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#87 Best PC Game of 2014

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. DarkZero
    Mar 3, 2014
    70
    For now, if you don’t mind a world that’s full of rather bland environments, feeling contradictory to the game’s intense, blistering action, then jumping into the ninja boots of Strider is sure to supply a fun afternoon or two.
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  2. Worth Playing
    Mar 3, 2014
    86
    It's not perfect, and the chrome finish is marred by a few pacing and polish quibbles, but successfully taking Hiryu's seemingly anachronistic style into the 21st century has only proven how much he has improved with time.
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  3. PC Gamer
    Feb 28, 2014
    70
    Strider is a liberating, free-form action platformer studded with frustrating callbacks to an arcade era better left behind.
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