Editing Strider (1989 arcade game) (section)

==Reception==
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| ACE_SMD = 919<ref name="ace">{{cite magazine |last1=Haynes |first1=Rik |title=Strider: console screentest |magazine=[[Advanced Computer Entertainment]] (ACE) |date=December 1990 |issue=40 (January 1991) |page=103 |url=https://ia600604.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/1/items/World_of_Spectrum_June_2017_Mirror/World%20of%20Spectrum%20June%202017%20Mirror.zip&file=World%20of%20Spectrum%20June%202017%20Mirror/sinclair/magazines/ACE/Issue40/Pages/ACE4000095.jpg}}</ref>
| ACE_AMI = 910<ref name="ACE25">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=ACE/Issue25/Pages/ACE2500047.jpg |title=''Strider'' |author=Mark Patterson |date=7 September 1989 |magazine=[[Advanced Computer Entertainment]] |issue=25 (October 1989) |access-date=2013-02-28}}</ref>
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| Allgame_ARC = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=11206 |title=Strider - Overview - allgame |date=2014-12-10 |access-date=2016-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210114459/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=11206 |archive-date=December 10, 2014 }}</ref>
| Allgame_SMD = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Alan |first=Brett |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=11871&tab=review |title=Strider - Review - allgame |date=2014-12-11 |access-date=2016-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211081257/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=11871&tab=review |archive-date=December 11, 2014 }}</ref>
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| CVG_AST = 92%<ref name="CVG94">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/cvg-magazine-094/CVG_094_Sep_1989#page/n15/mode/2up |title=''Strider'' |author=Julian Rignall |date=September 1989 |magazine=Computer & Video Games |access-date=2016-03-11}}</ref>
| CVG_PC = 88% {{small|(CPC)}}<ref name="CVG94"/>
| EGM_SMD = 36/40<ref>''Electronic Gaming Monthly'', issue 16, November 1990, page 20</ref>
| Fam_SMD = 30/40<ref>''プレイステーション - ストライダー飛竜1&2''. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.23. 30 June 2006.</ref>
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| GamePro_SMD = 22/25<ref name="GP27"/>
| GSpy_SMD = 9/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/genesis/strider.htm |title=Classic Review Archive - Strider |date=2008-08-26 |access-date=2016-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080826004211/http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/genesis/strider.htm |archive-date=August 26, 2008 }}</ref>
| JS_SMD = 96%<ref>''[[Joystick (magazine)|Joystick]]'', issue 10, page 108</ref>
| JS_SMS = 80%<ref>''[[Joystick (magazine)|Joystick]]'', issue 21, page 169</ref>
| NLife_WII = 9/10<ref>{{cite web|last=McFerran |first=Damien |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/vc/strider_megadrive |title=Strider Review - MD |publisher=Nintendo Life |date=2012-02-17 |access-date=2016-03-11}}</ref>
| STFormat_AST = 92%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atarimania.com/mags/hi_res/atari-st-format-issue-003_79.jpg |title=''Strider'' |author=Mark Higham |date=October 1989 |magazine=ST Format}}</ref>
| TGM_ARC = Positive<ref name="TGM16">{{cite magazine |last1=Hogg |first1=Robin |title=Confrontation: Coin-Op |magazine=[[The Games Machine]] |date=16 February 1989 |issue=16 (March 1989) |pages=68–71 |url=https://www.solvalou.com/arcade/reviews/37/336}}</ref>
| TGM_AMI = 94%<ref name="TGM23">{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/stream/the-games-machine-23/TheGamesMachine23#page/n83/mode/2up |title=''Strider'' |date=October 1989 |magazine=[[The Games Machine]] |issue=23}}</ref>
| TGM_AST = 93%<ref name="TGM23"/>
| TGM_PC = 93% {{small|(CPC)}}<ref name="TGM23"/>
| YSinclair_ARC = 89%<ref name="YS_ARC">{{cite web|url=http://www.solvalou.com/subpage/arcade_reviews/65/336/strider_review.html |title=Strider arcade game review |website=Solvalou.com |access-date=2016-03-11}}</ref>
| YSinclair_ZX = 90%<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/strider.htm |title=Strider |publisher=Ysrnry.co.uk |access-date=2013-02-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731211323/http://ysrnry.co.uk/articles/strider.htm |archive-date=2013-07-31 }}</ref>
| Zero_AMI = 81%<ref name="Zero">{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/stream/zero-magazine-01/Zero_01_Nov_1989#page/n71/mode/2up |title=''Strider'' |date=November 1989 |magazine=Zero}}</ref>
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| rev2 = ''[[Commodore User]]''
| rev2_ARC = 8/10<ref name="CU67">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/commodore-user-magazine-67/Commodore_User_Issue_67_1989_Apr#page/n89/mode/2up |title=Commodore User Magazine Issue 67 |date=April 1989 |access-date=2013-02-28}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Mean Machines]]''
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| rev3_SMS = 67%<ref name="Strider-MMMS">{{Cite magazine |date=February 1991 |title=''Strider'' - Sega Review |url=http://www.meanmachinesmag.co.uk/pdf/striderms.pdf |magazine=[[Mean Machines]] |issue=6 |pages=62–64 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403020058/http://www.meanmachinesmag.co.uk/pdf/striderms.pdf |archive-date=2014-04-03}}</ref>
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| rev6 = ''[[Sega Power]]''
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| rev7_AMI = 80%<ref name="One">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/stream/theone-magazine-12/TheOne_12_Sep_1989#page/n57/mode/2up |title=''Strider'' |author=Gary Whitta |date=August 1989 |magazine=[[The One (magazine)|The One]] |issue=12 (September 1989)}}</ref>
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| award3 = SU Classic<ref>Game review, Sinclair User magazine, [[EMAP]], issue 91, October 1989, page 34</ref>
| award4Pub = ''Your Sinclair''
| award4 = YS Megagame<ref>Game review, Sinclair User magazine, [[EMAP]], issue 47, November 1989, page 65</ref>
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In the United Kingdom, ''Strider'' was the best-selling arcade game for three months during early 1989 (between February and April).<ref name="TGM">{{cite magazine |title=Capcom: A Captive Audience |magazine=[[The Games Machine]] |date=18 May 1989 |issue=19 (June 1989) |publisher=[[Newsfield]] |location=United Kingdom |pages=24–5 |url=https://archive.org/details/the-games-machine-19/page/n23/mode/2up}}</ref> In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Strider'' on their April 1, 1989 issue as being the third most-successful table arcade unit of the month, outperforming titles like ''[[Ninja Gaiden (arcade game)|Ninja Gaiden]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=353|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=1 April 1989|page=25|lang=ja}}</ref>

===Reviews===
''Strider'' opened to critical acclaim, particularly for its gameplay, graphics, diverse music, and voice samples. The original arcade game received positive reviews from critics upon release. ''[[The Games Machine]]'' called it "THE [[Platform game|platform and ladders game]] to be seen playing at the moment."<ref name="TGM"/> ''[[Your Sinclair]]'' called it "brilliant" and "a real epic" with "some imaginative stuff" in the game.<ref name="YS_ARC"/> ''[[Commodore User]]'' praised the "high definition graphics, brilliant movements and good old-fashioned blasting action" along with a "bit of tongue-in-cheek political" content.<ref name="CU67"/>

The Genesis version was praised for its accurate and detailed faithfulness to the original. Upon release, ''[[GamePro]]'' called the Genesis port "a faithful translation of the arcade hit", and praised its "gorgeous graphics, non-stop arcade-style action, and ... captivating and unusual sound track."<ref name="GP27">{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/9/90/GamePro_US_017.pdf#page=124 |title=Genesis ProView: ''Strider'' |author=Andromeda |magazine=[[GamePro]] |issue=27 |date=December 1990 |pages=122–123}}</ref> ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly|EGM]]'' awarded the Genesis port best [[List of Game of the Year awards|video game of the year]] in 1990 and winner of their best graphics category.<ref name="egm15">{{Cite magazine|title=The 1991 Video Game Buyer's Guide|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=15|date=October 1990|pages=14–20}}</ref>

''Strider'' has spawned numerous fansites and retrospectives.<ref name=hg101>{{cite web|last=Plasket|first=Michael|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/strider/strider.htm |title=Strider|publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101|access-date=21 Dec 2009}}</ref><ref name=sega16>{{cite web|last=Horowitz|first=Ken|url=http://sega-16.com/feature_page.php?id=112&title=History%20of:%20The%20Strider%20Series|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114184743/http://sega-16.com/feature_page.php?id=112&title=History%20of:%20The%20Strider%20Series|archive-date=2010-01-14|title=History of: The Strider Series|publisher=Sega-16.com|date=31 May 2005|access-date=21 Dec 2009}}</ref><ref name=retroign>{{cite web|last=Fahs|first=Travis|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/20/the-shrouded-past-of-strider-hiryu|title=The Shrouded Past of Strider Hiryu|publisher=IGN|date=20 Aug 2008|access-date=21 Dec 2009}}</ref>

According to ''Retro Gamer''{{'}}s Darran Jones, "everything about Strider was epic. Its backgrounds were brilliantly designed and featured an array of exotic locations, while its sprite design was superb. There was a uniqueness to ''Strider'' art design that gave it a distinctive look back in 1989 and still makes it stand out brilliantly today. It's a mysterious mish-mash of different cultures that ensured it stood out from its arcade peers." Jones also praised the game's "stunning animation", gameplay, and controls, as well as its "superbly atmospheric" soundtrack.<ref name=ug>"Ultimate Guide: Strider" in ''Retro Gamer'' 121.</ref>

Mark Caswell of ''Crash'' magazine referred to the game's graphics as detailed and incredible, the scrolling and action as smooth and called the gameplay "some of the most demanding gameplay ever invented".<ref>Caswell, Mark (May 1989). "[http://live.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek/magazines/crash/64/0/1989/5/0 Arcade Action] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116074105/http://live.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek/magazines/crash/64/0/1989/5/0 |date=2020-01-16 }}". ''Crash'' (64). Pg. 63.</ref>

===Accolades===
At Japan's 3rd [[Gamest|''Gamest'' Awards]] in 1989, the arcade version of ''Strider'' received the awards for Best Production and [[Action game|Best Action Game]].<ref name="Gamest">{{cite magazine |script-title=ja:第３回 ゲーメスト大賞 |trans-title=3rd Gamest Awards |magazine=[[Gamest]] |date=December 27, 1989 |volume=41 (February 1990) |url=https://archive.org/details/gamest0041/page/49 |pages=49–79 |language=ja|title=Gamest 0041 }} [http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v041.html alternate url]</ref> ''Strider'' ranked in 5 different categories in ''Gamest''{{'s}} annual video game awards, the ''Gamest Grand Prix'': 4th in the overall "Gamest Grand Prix", 5th in "Best Graphics", 3rd in "Best VGM" and 1st in "Best Action" and "Best Direction".<ref name=gamest>Staff (December 27, 1989). "3RD Gamest Grand Prix". ''[http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v041.html Gamest]'' (41). Pg. 68-79.</ref> The game also ranked 22nd in "Best 100 games of the Year", and several characters from the game also placed well in the "Best Characters" category: Hiryu at the lead in 3rd place, followed by Tong Pooh (13th), the Option A robot (21st), Grandmaster Meio (25th), Ouroboros (30th) and Strobaya (39th)<ref name=gamest/> In a 1991 ''[[Gamest]]'' reader poll, ''Strider'' was voted the ninth best arcade game of all time;<ref name="bestgame_2">{{cite magazine |script-title=ja:最も愛されたゲームたち!! 読者が選んだベスト30 |date = 1991-07-01 |magazine = [[Gamest]] |volume = 6 |number = 7 |pages = 2–3 |asin = B00BHEECW0 | lang = ja}} [http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v060.html alternate url]</ref> they ranked ''Strider'' 9th in the "Top 30 Readers' Choice" from their special issue "The Best Game".<ref>Staff (June 19, 1991). "Top 30 Readers' Choice (+30)". ''[http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v060.html Gamest Extra: The Best Game]'' (60). Pg. 18.</ref>

In 1990, ''[[Your Sinclair]]'' included the arcade game in its "Top of the Slots '89" list at third place.<ref>Bielby, Matt (March 1990). "[http://live.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek/magazines/your-sinclair/51/0/1990/3/0 Slots of Fun] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105194113/http://live.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek/magazines/your-sinclair/51/0/1990/3/0 |date=2020-01-05 }}". ''Your Sinclair'' (51). Pg. 85.</ref>

In the 1990 ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' awards, the Sega Genesis version of ''Strider'' received the awards for [[List of Game of the Year awards|Best Game of the Year]] and Best Graphics in a Video Game.<ref name="egm15"/> In 1992, ''[[Mega (magazine)|Mega]]'' placed ''Strider'' at 31st spot in their list of top Mega Drive games of all time.<ref>''Mega'' magazine issue 1, page 76, [[Future Publishing]], October 1992.</ref>

In 1997 ''EGM'' ranked the Genesis version the 42nd best console video game of all time, remarking that "any game where you can crawl on walls and do all kinds of cool flips is pretty awesome."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=100 Best Games of All Time |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=100 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=November 1997|page=130}} Note: Contrary to the title, the intro to the article explicitly states that the list covers console video games only, meaning PC games and arcade games were not eligible.</ref> In 2010, [[UGO.com]] included ''Strider'' in their list of the 25 video games that need sequels,<ref>[http://www.ugo.com/games/strider-1 25 Games That Need Sequels] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127182351/http://www.ugo.com/games/strider-1 |date=2010-11-27 }}, UGO.com, November 23, 2010.</ref> and ''[[Game Informer]]'' included it on the list of ten gaming franchises that should be revived: "Imagine the sidescrolling insanity of the ''[[Metal Slug]]'' series, but replace grizzled soldiers with a badass ninja. That's ''Strider'', and it's awesome."<ref>{{cite web|last=One |first=The |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/06/30/ten-franchises-that-deserve-a-revival.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703110903/http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/06/30/ten-franchises-that-deserve-a-revival.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 3, 2010 |title=Ten Franchises That Deserve A Revival - Features |publisher=Game Informer |date=2010-06-30 |access-date=2013-02-28}}</ref> That same year, the game was also included as one of the titles in the book ''[[1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die|last=Mott |first=Tony |year=2010 |publisher=Quintessence Editions Ltd.|location=London |isbn=978-1-74173-076-0 |page=362}}</ref> [[ScrewAttack]] named it as the [[ScrewAttack's Top 10|best Genesis game ever made]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/irec20/screwattack-s-top-ten-top-20-genesis-games--10-1- |title=ScrewAttack's Top Ten Video - Top 20 Genesis Games (10-1) |series=[[ScrewAttack's Top 10]] |publisher=GameTrailers |access-date=2013-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9BfR91oc4E |title=ScrewAttack's Video Game Vault- Strider (Genesis) |publisher=Youtube.com |date=2006-07-20 |access-date=2013-07-31}}</ref> and ''[[Retro Gamer]]'' included it among the top ten Mega Drive games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrogamer.net/top_10/top-ten-mega-drive-games/ |title=Top Ten Mega Drive Games |publisher=Retrogamer.com |date=2014-01-07 |access-date=2015-04-09}}</ref> In 2017, [[GamesRadar+|Gamesradar]] ranked Strider 33rd on its "Best Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games of all time."<ref>{{Cite web|last=GamesRadar Staff|date=2017-06-21|title=Best Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games of all time|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-sega-genesis-games-all-time/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=gamesradar|language=en}}</ref>