<s>
Sorcer	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Raizing	O
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Eighting	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Able	O
Corporation	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Mahō	O
Daisakusen	O
trilogy	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
and	O
Dimahoo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
Raizing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcer	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
served	O
as	O
the	O
debut	O
project	O
of	O
Raizing	O
,	O
a	O
development	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
former	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
and	O
Compile	O
staff	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
featuring	O
various	O
changes	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
M2	O
ShotTriggers	O
label	O
by	O
M2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcer	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fantasy-themed	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Seirei	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Spriggan	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
playable	O
characters	O
(	O
Gain	O
,	O
Chitta	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
Bonum	O
)	O
through	O
six	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
MUSHA	B-Application
,	O
players	O
will	O
occasionally	O
fight	O
against	O
a	O
miniboss	O
on	O
certain	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
or	O
colliding	O
against	O
solid	O
stage	O
obstacles	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
reversion	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
firepower	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
state	O
;	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
unless	O
the	O
players	O
insert	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcer	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
was	O
first	O
project	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Raizing	O
(	O
now	O
Eighting	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
founded	O
by	O
former	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
and	O
Compile	O
staff	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
development	O
was	O
helmed	O
by	O
a	O
crew	O
of	O
approximately	O
four	O
members	O
with	O
designer	O
Kazuyuki	O
Nakashima	O
,	O
Seirei	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Spriggan	I-Application
programmer	O
Yuichi	O
Toyama	O
,	O
artist	O
Kenichi	O
Yokoo	O
and	O
then-27	O
years	O
old	O
freelance	O
composer	O
Atsuhiro	O
Motoyama	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
recounting	O
its	O
creation	O
process	O
and	O
history	O
through	O
various	O
Japanese	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toyama	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
project	O
after	O
working	O
on	O
both	O
Senshi	O
Spriggan	O
and	O
Spriggan	O
mark2	O
:	O
Re-Terraform	O
Project	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
discussing	O
what	O
to	O
make	O
when	O
Raizing	O
was	O
first	O
founded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
his	O
president	O
's	O
connection	O
with	O
Toaplan	O
as	O
a	O
former	O
employee	O
,	O
Toyama	O
decided	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
with	O
Toaplan	O
providing	O
consultance	O
and	O
advising	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
licensing	O
their	O
arcade	B-Application
board	O
for	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcer	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
entered	O
development	O
in	O
March	O
1992	O
with	O
the	O
staff	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
bedroom	O
of	O
an	O
apartment	O
using	O
development	O
tools	O
from	O
Toaplan	O
,	O
initially	O
envisionsed	O
as	O
a	O
Chinese	O
martial	O
arts-themed	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Haougekiden	O
Saifuaa	O
,	O
however	O
Tatsuya	O
Uemura	O
and	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
Toaplan	O
advised	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
shooter	O
games	O
need	O
a	O
worldwide	O
appeal	O
and	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
ultimately	O
revised	O
into	O
a	O
fantasy-themed	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
approachable	O
for	O
any	O
skill	O
level	O
to	O
attract	O
RPG	O
players	O
on	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power-up	O
system	O
was	O
modelled	O
after	O
MUSHA	B-Application
,	O
as	O
Yokoo	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gain	O
,	O
whose	O
name	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
character	O
Gainshain	O
in	O
Shunji	O
Enomoto	O
's	O
Golden	O
Lucky	O
manga	O
,	O
was	O
designed	O
with	O
a	O
tough	O
and	O
muscular	O
look	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
thought	O
of	O
preferences	O
from	O
arcade	B-Application
players	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
Yokoo	O
stating	O
that	O
adding	O
his	O
monkey	O
companion	O
gave	O
him	O
more	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bonum	O
was	O
named	O
after	O
bones	O
and	O
his	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
Bornnam	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
Hirohiko	O
Araki	O
's	O
JoJo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bizarre	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Wizardry	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deciding	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
name	O
prior	O
to	O
launch	O
proved	O
difficult	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
as	O
Sorcer	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
was	O
first	O
titled	O
Mahou	O
Daisensou	O
in	O
Japan	O
but	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Irem	O
's	O
In	B-Device
the	I-Device
Hunt	I-Device
prompted	O
a	O
long	O
brainstorming	O
session	O
that	O
resulted	O
with	O
Mahou	B-Application
Daisakusen	I-Application
being	O
chosen	O
out	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
hundred	O
suggestions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcer	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
by	O
Able	O
Corporation	O
across	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
May	O
1993	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
Toaplan-licensed	O
arcade	B-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
Victor	I-Application
on	O
16	O
December	O
1994	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
options	O
such	O
as	O
MIDI	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
Victor	I-Application
in	O
February	O
1995	O
,	O
with	O
Red	O
Book	O
audio	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
but	O
featuring	O
a	O
lower	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
missing	O
special	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
M2	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Sorcer	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
M2	O
ShotTriggers	O
publishing	O
label	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Yuichi	O
Toyama	O
,	O
Sorcer	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
did	O
not	O
perform	O
poorly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1993	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
seventh	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Löwenstein	O
of	O
German	O
magazine	O
Amiga	O
Joker	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
Truxton	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSetWatchs	O
Todd	O
Ciolek	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
did	O
n't	O
quite	O
stand	O
out	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
had	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2010	O
interview	O
,	O
composer	O
Manabu	O
Namiki	O
regarded	O
Sorcer	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
games	O
he	O
enjoys	O
the	O
most	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
overall	O
25	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcer	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Mahō	O
Daisakusen	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1994	O
before	O
being	O
published	O
on	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1996	O
by	O
GAGA	O
Communications	O
as	O
a	O
Japan-exclusive	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
entry	O
,	O
Dimahoo	B-Application
,	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gain	O
,	O
Chitta	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
Bonum	O
would	O
re-appear	O
as	O
guest	O
characters	O
in	O
both	O
Battle	B-Application
Garegga	I-Application
and	O
Armed	B-Application
Police	I-Application
Batrider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
