Strider Review

By Blake Peterson

Hits its stride almost immediately.

When you start Strider, the 2014 reboot of the Capcom game franchise from 1989, your abilities are stripped down to being a man with a sideways flip and and cypher plasma-sword swimming in almost any direction. Vidya Games: Because leveling up is effing sweet. Did I just write “effing”? Yes, I did, I am almost 35,…

  • Fast-paced arcade-style action
  • Metroid-vania exploration
  • No-block gameplay means being more dynamic
  • Difficulty ramps heavily towards the end
  • Exploration for power-ups breaks game flow
  • Minor slowdown

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