| Night Striker | |
|---|---|
 Mega CD cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Taito |
| Publisher(s) | Taito |
| Director(s) | Kenji Kaido |
| Producer(s) | Tohru Sugawara |
| Composer(s) | Masahiko Takaki |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Mega CD, Saturn, PlayStation |
| Release | Arcade
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| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Arcade system | Taito Z System[5] |
Night Striker (ナイトストライカー, Naito Sutoraikā) is a 1989 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Taito for the Taito Z System. In the game, the player flies an armoured car shooting enemy invaders to destroy a terrorist organisation. Night Striker combines gameplay elements of Sega's Space Harrier and Out Run. Versions were released for the Sega Mega-CD in 1993, Sony PlayStation in 1995, and Sega Saturn (as Night Striker S) in 1996. A version was released on the Taito Memories II Gekan[a] compilation for the PlayStation 2 in 2007. Night Striker received mixed reviews, and the Mega-CD version in particular was heavily criticized, primarily due to poor graphics. The music was composed by Taito's Zuntata sound team, and has been released separately.
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