Descpription:
Strider 2, released in Japan as Strider Hiryu 2,is Capcom's
1999 sequel to the original Strider. The game is actually the
second sequel to Strider produced, following the U.S. Gold-produced
Strider Returns released in 1990, a game which Capcom was not directly involved.
The Capcom-produced Strider 2 makes no references to the western-only
Strider Returns, which is officially considered as non-canon.
In Strider 2, the player takes control of modern-day ninja named
Strider Hiryu who wields a deadly plasma-ejecting cypher named the
alchion, completing missions assigned to him. There are four starting
selectable missions and a fifth is unlocked by completing them.
Defeating the fifth mission unlocks the final boss mission where Hiryu
will have to face off with powerful bosses which includes the rogue
Strider Hien, Grandmaster Meio and a bioweapon named Caduceus.
By completing all the missions, the player will unlock Strider
Hien, who wields two ranged cyphers, as a playable character.
There are also special unlockable and powerful skills which will ease
the player on their mission. Included are the Savage Slash, Hassou Jump,
Boost (unlimited if the game is beaten using Hien), and rapid slash.
