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Strider For Next Gen Revealed
The Ultimate Ninja Hero Comes to Current and Next Gen Platforms Early 2014
San Diego, Calif. – July 18, in the year of our Lord
2013 - Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and
publisher of video games, today confirmed that the ultimate
ninja, Strider Hiryu, will return in Strider®, a brand new title
in development for Xbox One®, the all-in-one games and
entertainment system from Microsoft, Xbox 360®games and
entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4 computer
entertainment system, PlayStation®3 system and PC. An intense
side-scrolling action platformer, Strider’s action begins in the
expansive metropolis of Kazakh City, a mix of ornate Russian
architecture and hard-edged futuristic high-rise buildings with
sprawling energy cables and pipework. Players freely explore the
city and beyond, gaining new abilities and items which in turn
open access to a truly massive and expansive interconnected game
world.
Remaining true to its roots, Strider features the same franchise
hallmarks of fluid, lightning quick combat and ground-breaking
free-flowing traversal that inspired many of today’s third
person action titles. Strider further builds upon this pedigree
by endowing the player with a vastly expanded arsenal of moves
and weapons to acquire and use, while slicing their way through
a massive, interconnected and rich game world.
The year is Meio: 048, on an alternate dystopian future of
Earth. The whole planet suffers under the oppressive,
iron-fisted rule of the mysterious and omnipotent Grand Master
Meio. An expert in sabotage and assassination, Hiryu is the
youngest ever recruit to attain a Special A-Class in the hellish
Strider training program, and is the only man capable of
achieving the mission to eliminate Grand Master Meio.
Perform breakneck acrobatic jumps and mid-air flips while
slicing through enemies with Hiryu’s indestructible ‘Cypher’, a
plasma charged weapon that can take on a number of properties.
Alternatively, use the climb sickle to gain the high ground, and
hit them with a surprise Kunai attack, or call on support allies
for some extra muscle when the going gets tough.
From cybernetic soldiers to immense bio-mechanical creatures,
Strider’s varied enemy types guarantee unique and engaging
combat challenges that will see players quickly utilizing their
various weapons, items and skills to gain the upper hand. The
addition of plasma cypher variations and ranged weapons, such as
the Kunai, provide further depth to combat.
Strider is being developed by Double Helix Games in conjunction
with Capcom and is scheduled for digital release in early 2014.