<s>
Strider	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Strider	B-Application
was	O
produced	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Strider	B-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2006	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
compilation	O
Capcom	O
Classics	O
Mini-Mix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	O
future	O
during	O
the	O
year	O
2048	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
centers	O
around	O
a	O
secret	O
organization	O
of	O
hi-tech	O
ninja-like	O
operatives	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Striders	B-Application
"	O
,	O
who	O
specialize	O
in	O
various	O
kinds	O
of	O
wetworks	O
such	O
as	O
smuggling	O
,	O
kidnapping	O
,	O
demolitions	O
,	O
and	O
disruption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Hiryu	B-Application
,	O
the	O
youngest	O
ever	O
elite-class	O
Strider	B-Application
in	O
the	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiryu	B-Application
is	O
summoned	O
by	O
the	O
organization	O
's	O
second-in-command	O
,	O
Vice	O
Director	O
Matic	O
,	O
to	O
assassinate	O
his	O
friend	O
Kain	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
captured	O
by	O
hostile	O
forces	O
and	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
liability	O
to	O
the	O
Striders	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
killing	O
him	O
,	O
Hiryu	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
rescue	O
Kain	O
from	O
his	O
captors	O
;	O
he	O
is	O
successful	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
recovers	O
a	O
recording	O
from	O
Kain	O
concerning	O
a	O
suspected	O
criminal	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
his	O
fellow	O
Strider	B-Application
Sheena	O
,	O
Hiryu	B-Application
uncovers	O
a	O
conspiracy	O
between	O
a	O
certain	O
faction	O
of	O
the	O
Strider	B-Application
organization	O
and	O
an	O
unknown	O
organization	O
known	O
simply	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Enterprise	O
"	O
(	O
headed	O
by	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Faceas	O
Clay	O
)	O
which	O
involves	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
mind-control	O
weapon	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Zain	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
finding	O
and	O
destroying	O
these	O
Zain	O
units	O
,	O
Hiryu	B-Application
learns	O
that	O
the	O
faction	O
of	O
conspirators	O
is	O
headed	O
by	O
Vice	O
Director	O
Matic	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiryu	B-Application
eventually	O
tracks	O
Matic	O
to	O
an	O
orbiting	O
space	O
station	O
where	O
the	O
two	O
Striders	B-Application
face	O
off	O
;	O
after	O
a	O
brief	O
battle	O
Hiryu	B-Application
bests	O
Matic	O
and	O
kills	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
Hiryu	B-Application
locates	O
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
Zain	O
units	O
,	O
Mother	O
Zain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
epilogue	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
though	O
Hiryu	B-Application
was	O
asked	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Strider	B-Application
organization	O
he	O
instead	O
opted	O
to	O
retire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
iteration	O
of	O
Strider	B-Application
differs	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	I-Application
in	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
find	O
clues	O
and	O
items	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
on	O
the	O
Striders	B-Application
 '	O
base	O
of	O
operations	O
,	O
the	O
Blue	O
Dragon	O
,	O
which	O
transports	O
Hiryu	B-Application
to	O
various	O
areas	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
disks	O
contain	O
information	O
pertinent	O
to	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
provided	O
by	O
several	O
characters	O
who	O
often	O
also	O
grant	O
Hiryu	B-Application
new	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
areas	O
in	O
Strider	B-Application
feature	O
elevator-like	O
transport	O
tubes	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
enter	O
from	O
below	O
(	O
by	O
jumping	O
)	O
or	O
above	O
(	O
by	O
crouching	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiryu	B-Application
's	O
main	O
weapon	O
is	O
his	O
Cypher	O
,	O
a	O
plasma-generating	O
blade	O
with	O
a	O
tonfa-like	O
handle	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Falchion	O
which	O
he	O
uses	O
to	O
slash	O
enemies	O
or	O
stab	O
them	O
from	O
below	O
by	O
raising	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiryu	B-Application
's	O
strength	O
level	O
will	O
increase	O
after	O
he	O
accomplishes	O
certain	O
mission	O
objectives	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
capturing	O
enemy	O
officers	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
extends	O
his	O
health	O
and	O
energy	O
meters	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
enables	O
him	O
to	O
use	O
acquired	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
particular	O
note	O
,	O
each	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
requests	O
a	O
password	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
a	O
brief	O
description	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
progress	O
so	O
far	O
(	O
which	O
depends	O
on	O
Hiryu	B-Application
's	O
current	O
level	O
)	O
and	O
gives	O
a	O
title	O
for	O
Hiryu	B-Application
's	O
next	O
adventure	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
series	O
or	O
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Strider	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
three-way	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Capcom	O
and	O
manga	O
studio	O
Moto	O
Kikaku	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
Strider	B-Application
Hiryu	I-Application
manga	O
by	O
Tatsumi	O
Wada	O
serialized	O
in	O
the	O
manga	O
anthology	O
Comic	O
Computique	O
and	O
a	O
separately	O
developed	O
coin-operated	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
version	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Strider	B-Application
closely	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
storyline	O
depicted	O
in	O
the	O
Strider	B-Application
Hiryu	I-Application
manga	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
Hiryu	B-Application
fighting	O
against	O
his	O
former	O
Strider	B-Application
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
version	O
of	O
Strider	B-Application
Hiryu	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
while	O
the	O
manga	O
version	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
serialization	O
and	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
following	O
the	O
collected	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Strider	B-Application
Hiryu	I-Application
manga	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
their	O
package	O
art	O
,	O
Capcom	O
contracted	O
game	O
illustrator	O
Marc	O
Ericksen	O
's	O
vision	O
of	O
Strider	B-Application
Hiryu	I-Application
wielding	O
his	O
Plasma	O
powered	O
Cipher	O
against	O
an	O
enemy	O
guard	O
and	O
his	O
bayonet	O
equipped	O
AK-47	O
,	O
against	O
a	O
backdrop	O
of	O
Russian	O
inspired	O
architecture	O
of	O
the	O
sort	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basil	O
's	O
Cathedral	O
in	O
Red	O
Square	O
,	O
Moscow	O
,	O
also	O
employed	O
by	O
the	O
illustrator	O
for	O
his	O
rendition	O
of	O
Tengen	O
's	O
Tetris	B-Application
,	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Strider	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
Comic	O
Comptiq	O
(	O
a	O
monthly	O
manga	O
anthology	O
published	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
)	O
serialized	O
a	O
Strider	B-Application
Hiryu	I-Application
manga	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Tatsumi	O
Wada	O
from	O
its	O
May	O
to	O
October	O
issues	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
manga	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
characters	O
and	O
basic	O
plot	O
that	O
was	O
later	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
several	O
differences	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
story	O
transpires	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
whereas	O
Strider	B-Application
Kain	O
dies	O
before	O
the	O
final	O
stage	O
in	O
the	O
NES	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
manages	O
to	O
survive	O
in	O
the	O
manga	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
additional	O
chapter	O
depicts	O
the	O
circumstances	O
involving	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Hiryu	B-Application
's	O
sister	O
,	O
Mariya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strider	B-Application
on	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
capture	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	I-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
well	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
nearly	O
an	O
entirely	O
different	O
game	O
from	O
its	O
arcade	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
Strider	B-Application
on	O
NES	O
has	O
been	O
included	O
on	O
top	O
lists	O
from	O
several	O
outlets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
Strider	B-Application
#162	O
in	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Top	O
285	O
Nintendo	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
on	O
their	O
final	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
