Review: Fast Striker (PlayStation 4)

Fast Striker is a 2D vertical shoot’em up. Blast through 6 action-packed stages and encounter huge boss battles. 4 game modes, an elaborate scoring system, and adjustable screen & control settings will bring back classic arcade memories.

Pros:

• 16 Bit era looking graphics.
• 124.9MB Download size.
• Settings- Scale for X and Y axis, Full vertical scale, Scanlines on/off, Scanline intensity, Choice of 6 wallpapers, Brightness, and Gamma sliders/
• Can rebind buttons.
• Four difficulty modes- Novice, Original, Maniac, and Omake.
• Banging techno soundtrack.
• SHMUP gameplay.
• Platinum trophy.
• Stage breakdown at the level end.
• Secrets hidden in levels.
• Controls- Three buttons for shoot forward and backward and shield.
• Arcade presentation and atmosphere.
• How to play video.
• Big screen-filling boss battles.
• Four characters to choose from that all play differently and have their own attack style.
• Six stages in each mode.
• A lot of fun to play.
• Cross-buy with PlayStation Vita version.
• Runs at a somewhat solid 60fps.

Cons:

• No online leaderboards.
• Very short levels.
• Secrets are not explained.
• No infinite lives option.