Strikers 1945 Plus is a simple 2-D vertically scrolling arcade shooter from the mid-90's. Downloadable only through the PSP store, players choose a plane and shoot down anything that moves while avoiding sprays of bullets. Collect power ups to increase your firepower as you mow down the enemies for a high score.
+ Posted by Jamil Miles // Senior Manager, Brand Marketing Handheld Consoles
Hi everyone! Gaming is the bread and butter of PS Vita, with titles such as Resistance: Burning Skies, Sound Shapes and Gravity Rush launching soon.
Starting today, you’ll have even more reason to never stop playing. We’re very excited to announce the following PSP titles and minis will be available on the PS Vita Store, with many more coming soon. These aren’t just the same games you might have played at one time in the past! Check out the full list below, and we’ll keep you posted as further titles are brought to PS Store.
Can we get Phantasy Star Portable 2 on there yet? And how about Birth By Sleep!
What is up with all these titles that nobody gives a damn about? Wouldn't it make sense to put some of the greatest hits titles on there? Almost none of which are!. Where is Syphon Filter? Midnight Club 3? GTA? Seriously! I just can't wrap my head around this!
Why have I read a few different comments now about how people's ps+ minis don't work , mine didn't at first but after one of the newest firmware updates I have no problems at all. I am in Australia which comes under the euro psn accounts, maybe American psn accounts still have this issue ?
Tech-Gaming writes: "Despite the videogame industry's general apathy towards shooters, I still get an overwhelming sense of excitement whenever another shmup gets announced. I find the bullet-dodging, ship-destroying action curiously therapeutic, and derive a strong sense of satisfaction when a particularly difficult boss is defeated. Contrarily, I will occasionally reduce the difficulty to one of the easier settings, for an entirely different experience. Sometimes after a grueling day, spacing out with a solid shmup can be oddly revitalizing."
Looking at the game from afar, it seems like a decent enough top-down shooter with a fair bit of challenge, ridiculous weaponry (especially for World War II) and a killer soundtrack. However, the repetition will get to you, there are presentation issues galore and the fact that there's really no penalty for dying removes all challenge from the game. It could have been good, but I'd pass on this one and look elsewhere for your shooter fix.
Presentation - 4.0
Graphics - 6.0
Sound - 7.5
Gameplay - 5.0
Lasting Appeal - 2.0
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