Strikers 1945 Plus (ストライカーズ1945PLUS?) is a shoot 'em up video game for the Neo Geo created by Psikyo. This game is a remake of Strikers 1945 II for different hardware, featuring a horizontal screen.
Strikers 1945 Plus was manufactured by Psikyo in 1999 and released same year for the Arcades, it's a remixed version of Strikers 1945 II with small changes like new bosses, planes and a horizontal resolution (one of the hardest Psikyo games imo, god mode is turned on because you must start a stage once again after losing a credit). Another change is the introduction of limit to special attacks, some planes have 9 at the maximum while Zero has got only 2 with a very slow recharge time. If you want to enable C button for rapid fire, go to Service Mode and turn it on.
The player chooses one of six planes (7th secret one is Ascender) or can opt for a random choice. The first four stages are in random order, while the last four are sequential. Players collect weapon powerups, bombs, and gold bars for points. Each plane has a unique "supershot" which is charged by damaging enemies and fired by holding then releasing the fire button. Supershots can be stored, although the number varies from plane to plane. Using a bomb results in a large friendly fighter swooping onto the screen and blocking shots while returning fire for a few seconds.
After the player beats the final boss, the game starts again from the beginning, albeit at a much higher difficulty level. All level are similar to the ones in Strikers 1945 II. Only one of the four bosses that are randomly chosen and the sixth boss is changed.
P-55 Ascender is a secret plane that shares similarities to Shinden from previous Strikers games. To unlock the plane you must go to the "?" spot in selection screen and press the following sequence UP-DOWN-UP-DOWN-UP-UP-UP-UP-DOWN. It's almost identical to Shinden in appearance and shares the same subweapon which are the piercing rods, slowly going through all targets on their way. You can stock maximum to 9 special attacks at once (the highest number shared with Fiat G.56), made of homing boomerangs which are seeking all enemies on screen for few seconds and piercing them. As a bomb attack it calls a carpet bomber.
3 окт 2013