Solar Striker (1990)

Minakuchi Engineering, Nintendo R&D1

Game Boy

2.81 from 21 ratings

63 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 14 backlogged · 8 wish listed

You are locked in ferocious combat on an interstellar battlefield. Dodging and taking aim, alien rocketships stream past, circle, and attack. There are too many to count! Fire, fire, fire! The enemies' first wave is repelled. A moment's rest, and the attack begins again. Gather extra life and firepower from floating energy cells. Prepare to duel batwing fighters and insect spaceships, avoid churning energy fields, alien cruisers and more!
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Details

Developers
Minakuchi Engineering, Nintendo R&D1
Publishers
Nintendo
Genres
Shooter
Themes
Science fiction

Release dates

  • Jan 26, 1990 (Japan) Game Boy
  • Feb 02, 1990 (North_America) Game Boy
  • Sep 28, 1990 (Europe) Game Boy
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Rating distribution

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4 stars
3
3 stars
9
2 stars
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1 star
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Review HANSOLOOOOOOOO 3/5 · Jan 31, 2023

Fun Little Shooter, But Minimal Substance

Solar Striker is a fun shooter for the GameBoy, but it's not very deep. The weapon upgrade system is perfectly linear (each upgrade just makes your shot faster or stronger) and there are no choices to be made. The game is pretty easy, but I'm not that experienced in the shmup genre and was appreciative of the difficulty level. There's …

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Solar Striker is a fun shooter for the GameBoy, but it's not very deep. The weapon upgrade system is perfectly linear (each upgrade just makes your shot faster or stronger) and there are no choices to be made. The game is pretty easy, but I'm not that experienced in the shmup genre and was appreciative of the difficulty level. There's six levels and all of them can be completed in under 20 min (if you don't lose). Give it a try if you are very new to shmups or if you like the gameboy. It's worth a couple hours of your time.

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