Platforms
- PCFeb 18, 20147.9playscore7.613 Critics8.51.81K Players
- PlayStation 4Feb 18, 20147.8playscore7.627 Critics8.345.9K Players
- Xbox OneFeb 18, 20147.4playscore7.419 Critics7.3176 Players
- PlayStation 3Feb 18, 20148.1playscore7.711 Critics9.0857 Players
- Xbox 360Feb 18, 20147.5playscore7.610 Critics7.5100 Players
49 critic reviews · 3 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- The platforming is usually simple, don’t-fall-on-the-spikes stuff, but several tough sections appear from nowhere. Sudden spikes in difficulty can be disconcerting, and frustrating to say the least. One section involving laser beams and moving platforms had me ready to succumb to serious case of rage quit. Strider is an action game and Strider Hiryu is not built for small, precise movements, so making him perform them feels like guiding a tank down a rabbit hole.
Iain Garner · Mar 06, 2014 Reviewed on PS4, XB1, PS3, X360Read full review - While Strider could have benefitted from a more concise overworld design, its lengthiness does give the game a “slow burn” appeal, something you don’t usually associate with Metroidvania-style games, let alone 2D side scrollers. ...Even with the game’s flaws, you can’t help but think Double Helix now has the experience and potential to make a superior follow-up. Here’s hoping that it doesn’t take another twelve years before the next sequel or reboot.
Miguel Concepcion · Mar 05, 2014 Reviewed on XB1 - Once Strider unlocks his powers and lets loose on Kazakh, the speed and strength of the game's combat drew me back in, no matter how mad I was at the last boss battle. It's no wonder that the game's ethos and personality revolve around speed, Strider can't help itself: it's got to go fast. Any time it slowed down, I was free to reflect on its avoidable mistakes.
Ian Birnbaum · Mar 01, 2014 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Strider wears its influences on its sleeve, but ultimately, this reboot doesn’t bring much to the table beyond its stellar presentation. Side-scrolling backtracking might be a joyous time for some, but for me, playing through Strider was an arduous journey I’m not likely to take ever again. We’ve seen this game dozens of times before with a different coat of paint, and there’s little reason to celebrate Strider’s derivitavity.
Luke Brown · Feb 28, 2014 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Fan or not, you needn’t worry about getting your money’s worth here. Strider strikes a good balance of old school coin-op difficulty and all the modern day trimmings. Double Helix has crafted a reimagining that plays as well as it is steeped in respect for its content material.
Shad Forsyth · Feb 25, 2014 Reviewed on XB1Read full review - All in all, Strider is a game for old school gamers. This is a game that will challenge you again and again while keeping a smile on your face. It’s certainly not the best looking game and it’s far from being the best written game but Strider is the single most fun experience I’ve had on the PS4 to date and I would recommend it to any old school gamer on gameplay alone.
Hugh Thomas · Feb 24, 2014 Reviewed on PC, PS4, XB1, PS3, X360Read full review - Ultimately, Strider is an action platformer and it doesn't really try to pretend to be anything else. The challenge lies mostly in the combat, not the platforming, so, while there are environmental challenges interspersed throughout, they're not the focus of the game. Be prepared to swing your weapon pretty much the entire time you're playing.
Joshua Vanderwall · Feb 22, 2014 Reviewed on X360Read full review - At its blistering best, Strider is a joy to play – its silky smooth controls making it difficult to not feel like the unstoppable agent himself. It's a welcome return to a beloved franchise, but it falls just short of maintaining the momentum that's expected of it, and instead opts to slice its way into a new generation with some less than exhilarating gameplay additions.
Robert Ramsey · Feb 21, 2014 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Strider is an enjoyable game but it’s not one that particularly stands out against others of its type. It is cleverly designed, as this style of game must be, but not so much that it earns the right to sit alongside the genre’s ageing greats.... It’s a decent game that generally looks very nice and will while away a few hours, but you won’t be rushing to tell your friends about it and you might not want to return after completing it.
Peter Chapman · Feb 20, 2014 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Strider's large-scale levels make for great platforming, and really this is the heart of the game. Double Helix seems to have taken the best parts of the platforming games we love and put them in to one package. There are clear inspiration from games like Shadow Complex, God of War and maybe even Super Metroid (SNES). Whatever the the inspiration, the implementation is perfect, resulting in Strider setting the bar high for platforming games in 2014.
Justin Titus · Feb 20, 2014 Reviewed on PS4, PS3Read full review
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Community Reviews
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Hiryu, the youngest ever “Super A” ranked agent of an elite corps known as the Striders, returns in this action-packed addition to Capcom's classic Strider franchise. For the first time in Strider history, players have access to the massive interconnected world of Kazakh City, which players can explore in any direction they choose. The traditional level structure has been replaced with a retraceable world and a deep ability upgrade system which enables Hiryu to build more power and abilities to penetrate ever deeper into the dystopian adventure.
Developer: Double Helix Games