Fast Striker
Release Date: October 16, 2018
Action, science fiction, 2D, shoot 'em up, PlayStation exclusive, singleplayer
OpenCritic
Fast Striker is a classic two-dimensional shoot'em up game, which was born as a fan project for Neo Geo and Dreamcast consoles. The production offers several gameplay modes, six levels, a comprehensive point system, as well as forty unique enemy types.
Fast Striker is a two-dimensional shoot-em'-up, in which we control a spacecraft fighting dozens of extremely dangerous aliens. The developer of this game is German studio NG:DEV.TEAM founded in 2001. The team specialized in homebrew productions for Neo Geo and Dreamcast retroconsoles. Fast Striker is the first work of the developer to be officially released on current-generation platforms.
Mechanics
This is a classic vertical shoot'em up. Like countless titles in the genre, players slowly travel through the linear level, fighting waves of enemies. The game offers a total of six different stages. Each of them ends with a duel with a large and powerful boss. In the course of the game, we fight a total of forty unique types of opponents.
The creators prepared a total of four difficulty levels, affecting the power and the number of opponents appearing on the screen. Going through the whole game using only one credit, you will get access to the bonus mini level, in which you will face the optional boss. After defeating it, we will unlock the true end of the title.
Game modes
Fast Striker offers several gameplay modes. Each of them offers a slightly different point system or allows us to steer a different spacecraft with different combat capabilities and special attacks.
Technical aspects
Fast Striker has full details and richly animated two-dimensional graphic design. The title operates at a constant speed of 60 frames per second.
Last updated on October 30, 2018
Videos and Screens
[1:25] Fast Striker trailer #1
GameGrin: 7.5 / 10 by Simon Brown
A fast, furious and fun shoot ‘em up that brings some interesting gameplay changes into its different modes. Doesn't do anything groundbreaking but plays like a dream and looks and sounds exactly as you remember shmups do!
Video Chums: 6.1 / 10 by A.J. Maciejewski
If you're a shoot 'em up aficionado who must play every single one in existence then Fast Striker will provide a worthwhile albeit unmemorable arcade-style experience.
The Game Fanatics: 5.5 / 10
Fast Strikers is a title that is fun to play once or twice but doesn't have longevity or content to enjoy much longer than that.
Fast Striker Summary
Platforms:
PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
Developer: NG:DEV.TEAM
Publisher: NG:DEV.TEAM
Age restrictions: none
