<s>
is	O
an	O
overhead	B-Application
view	I-Application
action	I-Application
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
1993	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
1994	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
element-based	O
kingdoms	O
competed	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
for	O
the	O
Trialight	O
,	O
a	O
weapon	O
that	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
an	O
archmage	O
named	O
Wylde	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
handled	O
by	O
a	O
Firestriker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
as	O
the	O
Slader	O
(	O
the	O
final	O
Firestriker	B-Application
)	O
,	O
he	O
must	O
help	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
wind	O
liberate	O
the	O
other	O
kingdoms	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
monsters	O
that	O
lie	O
in	O
his	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
pinball-like	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
a	O
standard	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Trialight	O
is	O
a	O
ball	O
of	O
fire	O
that	O
operates	O
like	O
a	O
standard	O
pinball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Firestriker	B-Application
can	O
freely	O
walk	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
he	O
must	O
prevent	O
the	O
Trialight	O
from	O
falling	O
off	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
conditions	O
for	O
losing	O
is	O
having	O
the	O
Firestriker	B-Application
get	O
killed	O
by	O
monsters	O
and	O
failing	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
Trialight	O
to	O
the	O
screen	O
's	O
immediate	O
exit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bosses	O
must	O
be	O
defeated	O
and	O
other	O
Firestrikers	B-Application
can	O
be	O
made	O
allies	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
beat	O
important	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
allows	O
Firestriker	B-Application
duels	O
for	O
two	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
co-operative	O
mode	O
for	O
two-player	O
simultaneous	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firestriker	B-Application
duels	O
for	O
four	O
players	O
tend	O
to	O
play	O
out	O
more	O
like	O
soccer	O
matches	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
two-player	O
and	O
three-player	O
duels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
summarizing	O
that	O
"	O
Styled	O
after	O
Breakout	B-Application
,	O
FireStriker	B-Application
's	O
a	O
new	O
take	O
on	O
old	O
-	O
but	O
not	O
outdated	O
-game	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
particularly	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
elements	O
like	O
power-ups	O
and	O
bosses	O
enhance	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
depth	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
