<s>
Strider	B-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
platform-adventure	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Double	O
Helix	O
Games	O
and	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Osaka	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
1989	O
video	O
game	O
Strider	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
control	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Strider	B-Application
Hiryu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strider	B-Application
Hiryu	I-Application
's	O
main	O
weapon	O
is	O
his	O
Cypher	O
,	O
a	O
plasma	O
weapon	O
that	O
can	O
take	O
several	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Strider	B-Application
organization	O
sends	O
their	O
best	O
assassin	O
,	O
Hiryu	O
,	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
villain	O
,	O
Grandmaster	B-Application
Meio	I-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
metropolis	O
of	O
Kazakh	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
retelling	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
core	O
Strider	B-Application
story	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
common	O
theme	O
which	O
centers	O
around	O
Hiryu	O
's	O
battle	O
against	O
Grandmaster	B-Application
Meio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
mixes	O
together	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	O
Strider	B-Application
game	O
,	O
the	B-Application
NES	I-Application
console	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Strider	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
his	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
fighting	B-Application
game	I-Application
appearances	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
manga	O
from	O
Moto	O
Kikaku	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
Strider	B-Application
reboot	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Grin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strider	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
during	O
the	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic-Con	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producers	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
commented	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
classic	O
Strider	B-Application
games	O
less	O
linear	O
and	O
expand	O
their	O
length	O
to	O
satisfy	O
current	O
generation	O
's	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
popularity	O
,	O
developers	O
want	O
him	O
to	O
retain	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
abilities	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
Strider	B-Application
games	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
encourage	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
obtain	O
new	O
skills	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
and	O
provide	O
more	O
variety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kouichi	O
Yotsui	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Isuke	O
"	O
and	O
original	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Strider	B-Application
,	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
2014	O
game	O
but	O
gave	O
his	O
blessing	O
by	O
giving	O
his	O
prayers	O
to	O
Capcom	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
's	O
main	O
influences	O
is	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
as	O
producer	O
Andrew	O
Szymanski	O
wanted	O
Strider	B-Application
to	O
imitate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
balance	O
between	O
combat	O
,	O
speed	O
and	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiryu	O
's	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
series	I-Application
also	O
influenced	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
features	O
multiple	O
homages	O
to	O
classic	O
Strider	B-Application
themes	O
but	O
with	O
several	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strider	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Beck	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
Double	O
Helix	O
has	O
done	O
a	O
phenomenal	O
job	O
in	O
bringing	O
the	O
futuristic	O
ninja	O
into	O
the	O
modern	O
day	O
by	O
not	O
only	O
upgrading	O
the	O
visuals	O
while	O
maintaining	O
the	O
two-dimension	O
plane	O
,	O
but	O
adding	O
an	O
addictive	O
and	O
well-constructed	O
progression	O
structure	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
campaign	O
interesting.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
versions	O
each	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
nine	O
,	O
two	O
eights	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
nine	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
34	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
nice	O
update	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
for	O
the	O
modern	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
gave	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
stellar	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
to	O
remake	O
a	O
classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slant	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
less	O
resilient	O
player	O
can	O
and	O
will	O
die	O
more	O
than	O
they	O
have	O
in	O
quite	O
some	O
time	O
;	O
the	O
good	O
ones	O
will	O
be	O
just	O
as	O
excited	O
going	O
back	O
for	O
more	O
after	O
the	O
hundredth	O
Game	O
Over	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
at	O
the	O
first.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
these	O
qualities	O
on	O
side	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
easy	O
to	O
overlook	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
shortcomings	O
and	O
deem	O
it	O
worthy	O
of	O
the	O
Strider	B-Application
name.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
mixture	O
of	O
old	O
school	O
,	O
new	O
school	O
,	O
and	O
Metroidvania	O
works	O
surprisingly	O
well	O
–	O
even	O
if	O
Strider	B-Application
's	O
long-awaited	O
reboot	O
still	O
feels	O
slightly	O
too	O
safe.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
similar	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
sensitive	O
update	O
for	O
a	O
series	O
many	O
thought	O
would	O
stay	O
stuck	O
in	O
the	O
past.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Strider	B-Application
has	O
sold	O
1.30	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Platinum	O
Titles	O
.	O
</s>
