/vr/ - Retro Games

Night Striker is a Japan-only scaling "3D" shooter with a presentation and layout similar to F-Zero, where you pilot a high-speed futuristic vehicle through a future metropolis. The game is entirely sprite-based and uses scaling to simulate 3D as you move through sci-fi cities, open fields, and over water in different stages. Overall it looks like a high-end SNES title, but if that doesn't bother you the special effects and sprite art are competent.

The daughter of some important scientist has been kidnapped and a special task force is dispatched to recover her. You shoot down enemies while strafing or drifting to avoid damage; your striker vehicle has shields which collisions or damage will chip away at, but are recharged at the end of every stage. You can also find shield power-ups and recovery items.