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词条 Night Striker
释义

  1. Plot

  2. Gameplay

  3. Reception

  4. Music

  5. References

  6. Notes

  7. External links

{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}{{Infobox video game
| title = Night Striker
| image = NightStrikerCover.jpg
| caption = Mega CD cover art
| developer = Taito
| publisher = Taito
| director = Kenji Kaido
| producer = Tohru Sugawara
| composer = Masahiko Takaki
| series =
| platforms = Arcade, Mega CD, Saturn, PlayStation
| released = Arcade{{vgrelease|JP|October 1989}}Mega CD{{vgrelease|JP|28 May 1993[1][2][3]}}Saturn{{vgrelease|JP|14 June 1996[4]}}PlayStation{{vgrelease|JP|28 July 1995[5]}}
| genre = Shoot 'em up
| modes = Single-player
| cabinet = Cockpit[3]
| arcade system = Taito Z System[6]
| sound = 1x YM2610 8 Mhz
1x Zilog Z80 4 Mhz[6]
| cpu = 2x Motorola MC68000 12Mhz[6]
| display = Raster, 320 x 240, 4096 Colours
}}{{nihongo|Night Striker|ナイトストライカー|Naito Sutoraikā}} is a 1989 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Taito for the Taito Z System. In the game, the player flies an armoured car shooting enemy invaders to destroy a terrorist organisation. Night Striker combines gameplay elements of Sega's Space Harrier and Out Run. Versions were released for the Sega Mega-CD in 1993, Sony PlayStation in 1995, and Sega Saturn (as Night Striker S) in 1996. A version was released on the Taito Memories II Gekan{{efn|{{nihongo|Taito Memories II Gekan|タイトーメモリーズII 下巻|Taitō Memorīzu II Gekan}}}} compilation for the PlayStation 2 in 2007. Night Striker received mixed reviews, and the Mega-CD version in particular was heavily criticised, primarily due to poor graphics. The music was composed by Taito's Zuntata sound team, and has been released separately. The game was only released in Japan.

Plot

The game is set in a futuristic city in 2049. A terrorist organisation has kidnapped Doctor Masker Lindberry and his daughter. The United Nations Special Service Agency has dispatched their agents to investigate, but to no avail. Its leader is leading a task force (code named Night Striker) using armoured vehicles to rescue them and destroy the organisation.[7]

Gameplay

The player controls the car and shoots enemies encountered during the stage. Enemies and bosses include helicopters, aeroplanes, lorries, robotic spiders, and boulders. The car can be manoeuvred in a similar manner to Space Harrier; can be moved around the screen. There are 21 stages, although the player only needs to complete six to complete the game. Stages' themes include, factories, tunnels, and city themes such as centres, suburbs, and streets. Certain stages contain obstacles such as barriers which must be manoeuvred around. At the end of each stage, there is a boss,[8] and after its defeat, the player is presented with a choice of route, like Out Run. The car's "armour" refers to its shield capability; the car can absorb a certain number of hits before being destroyed. Defeating a boss gives the shield the capacity to withstand another hit. If the shield has run out and the car is hit, the game is over.[9][10] In certain final stages, the car transforms: depending on the stage, it can become vehicles such as a motorbike or a robot.[11] The game features different endings depending on which route is taken.[3]

The Mega CD version features an arranged soundtrack, and the Saturn version a bonus mode with six levels exclusive to this version.[9]

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Reception

{{Video game reviews
| align = left
| rev1 = Mean Machines Sega
| rev1Score = 9% (Mega CD)[17]
| rev2 = Sega Power
| rev2Score = 19% (Mega CD)[18]
| rev3 = Sega Saturn Magazine (Japan)
| rev3Score = 5.33/10 (Saturn)[19]
| CVG = 87% (Arcade)[20]
| rev4 = Your Sinclair
| rev4Score = 66% (Arcade)[21]
| rev5 = Mega
| rev5Score = 23% (Mega CD)[12]
}}Night Striker received mixed reviews. The Mega CD version suffers from poor graphics quality, as noted by reviewers. Mean Machines Sega noted that the graphics are "stupendously bad", and the sprites are "totally unrecognisable".[13] Sega Power complained about the blocky sprites and lack of introduction and animated sequences, and also described the game as "Unoriginal".[14] The Japanese Sega Saturn Magazine gave a mediocre review.[15] Neil West of Mega was especially negative: he criticised the graphics, saying the sprites, along with the flicker and "blocky" explosions, cause "a nightmarish mess of colour". He further condemned the lack of originality and challenge, and described the gameplay as "a shambolic travesty of modern entertainment". He described Night Striker as a "load of crap" and recommended that players "avoid this at all costs". The only positive comments he made were about the "fantastic" sound effects and "superb" music.[12]

The arcade version fared much better. Computer and Video Games described the graphics as "beautiful", praised its action, and described the game as a "must-play".[16] Your Sinclair praised the rolling road sequences, and commented that the car would look like a blob on the ZX Spectrum.[17]

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Music

The soundtrack was composed by Zuntata, and released on the Night Striker Complete Album on 21 May 1993 in Japan by Pony Canyon and Scitron.[18] A similar album was released by Pony Canyon on 19 November 1993.[19] The soundtrack was released on iTunes on 2 July 2008,[20] and certain tracks were released on vinyl on Zuntata's Arcade Classics Volume One album.[21][22][23]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=ナイトストライカー|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7518|website=Famitsu|accessdate=21 August 2016|language=Japanese}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=メガドライブ大全 増補改訂版|date=2015|location=Tokyo|isbn=978-4-7783-1442-2|language=Japanese|script-title=Mega Doraibu Taizen Zouhokaiteiban|trans-title=Mega Drive Encyclopaedia enlarged and revised edition|page=168}}
3. ^1 2 {{cite book|last1=Isao|first1=Yamazaki|title=家庭用ゲーム機コンプリート ガイド|date=2014|publisher=Shufunotomoinfosujōhōsha|location=Tokyo|isbn=978-4-0729-2971-1|language=Japanese|script-title=Kateiyō gēmuki konpurīto gaido|trans-title=Home Game Consoles Complete Guide|page=68}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=ナイトストライカーS|url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14857|website=Famitsu|accessdate=21 August 2016|language=Japanese}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=ナイトストライカー|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=8783|website=Famitsu|accessdate=21 August 2016|language=Japanese}}
6. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=System 16 – Taito Z System hardware|url=http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=657&page=1#1630|website=System 16|accessdate=21 August 2016}}
7. ^{{cite video game|title=Night Striker|developer=Taito|platform=Mega CD|scene=Story scene|date=28 May 1993}}
8. ^{{cite magazine|magazine=メガドライブFAN|title=ナイトストライカー|publisher=Tokumashoten Intermedia|date=June 1993|page=91|language=Japanese}}
9. ^1 {{cite web|author1=Kurt Kalata|title=Night Striker|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/nightstriker/nightstriker.htm|website=Hardcore Gaming 101|accessdate=24 October 2017|date=2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914212653/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/nightstriker/nightstriker.htm|archivedate=14 September 2014|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all}}
10. ^{{cite book|title=Night Striker manual|date=1993|publisher=Taito|pages=6–13|edition=Mega CD|language=Japanese}}
11. ^{{cite magazine|magazine=Beep! MegaDrive|publisher=SoftBank|date=May 1993|pages=118,119|location=Tokyo|language=Japanese|title=ナイトストライカー}}
12. ^1 {{cite magazine|magazine=Mega|author=Neil West|title=Night Striker|issue=11|date=August 1993|page=52|publisher=Future plc|location=Bath|ISSN=0966-6206}}
13. ^1 {{cite magazine|last= |first= |title=Mega-CD Review: Night Striker|magazine=Mean Machines Sega|issue=11 |publisher=Emap International Limited|date=|pages=56,57|issn=0967-9014|url=http://retrocdn.net/images/6/6f/MeanMachinesSega11UK.pdf#page=56|accessdate=21 August 2016}}
14. ^1 {{cite magazine|url=http://retrocdn.net/images/b/b9/SegaPower_UK_46.pdf#page=52|pages=52,53|accessdate=21 August 2016|magazine=Sega Power|issue=46|publisher=Future plc|issn=0961-2718|title=Night Striker|date=September 1993}}
15. ^1 {{cite magazine|url=http://retrocdn.net/images/c/cb/SSM_JP_19960712_1996-11.pdf#page=230|accessdate=21 August 2016|page=228|magazine=Sega Saturn Magazine|title=ナイトストライカーS|language=Japanese|publisher=SoftBank}}
16. ^1 {{cite magazine|magazine=Computer and Video Games|date=July 1989|page=90||url=http://www.solvalou.com/subpage/arcade_reviews/95/240/night_striker_review.html|accessdate=21 August 2016|publisher=Future Publishing|issn=0261-3697|title=Night Striker}}
17. ^1 {{cite magazine|magazine=Your Sinclair|page=71|date=September 1989|url=http://www.solvalou.com/subpage/arcade_reviews/66/240/night_striker_review.html|accessdate=21 August 2016|publisher=Future plc Dennis Publishing|issn=0269-6983|title=Night Striker}}
18. ^{{cite web|title=ナイトストライカー　コンプリートアルバム|url=http://legendius.web.fc2.com/platinum_games/nightstriker/nightstriker_soundtrack.html|accessdate=22 August 2016|language=Japanese}}
19. ^{{cite web|title=ZUNTATAアルバムラインアップ|url=http://zuntata.jp/lineup/|website=ZUNTATA|accessdate=22 August 2016|language=Japanese}}
20. ^{{cite web|title=Night Striker Arcade Sound Tracks|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/night-striker-arcade-sound/id331626961|website=iTunes|accessdate=22 August 2016}}
21. ^{{cite web|author1=Jeremy Parish|title=Taito House Band Zuntata Joining the Ranks of Classic Video Game Vinyl|url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/taito-house-band-zuntata-joining-the-ranks-of-classic-video-game-vinyl|website=USgamer|accessdate=22 August 2016|date=11 August 2016}}
22. ^{{cite web|title=Arcade Classics Volume One|url=https://www.shiptoshoremedia.com/store/albums/arcade-classics-volume-one|website=Ship to Store Phono Co.|accessdate=22 August 2016}}
23. ^{{cite web|title=Vinyl Review: Zuntata — Arcade Classics Volume 1|url=http://modern-vinyl.com/2016/10/23/vinyl-review-zuntata-arcade-classics-volume-1/|website=Modern Vinyl|accessdate=27 November 2016|date=23 October 2016}}

Notes

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External links

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