- Striker (video game)
Infobox VG| title = Striker
caption = The box art for the Amiga version of Striker.
developer = RAGE Software
publisher = RAGE Software
Programmer =George Christophorou
Graphics =Andy Rixon andKaren Davies
released = vgy|1992
genre =Sports
modes =Single player , multiplayer
ratings =
platforms =Amiga ,Atari ST ,Amiga CD32 ,Sega Mega Drive ,Super Nintendo
media =Floppy Disk ,CD ROM , Game Cartridge
requirements =
input = Keyboard,Joystick ,Joypad "Striker" is a football
video game released byRage Software in 1992 for the Commodore Amiga,Amiga CD32 ,Atari ST , PC, Sega Mega Drive, and Super Nintendo. It was bundled in one of theAmiga 1200 launch packs. It was one of the first football games to feature a 3D viewpoint, afterSimulmondo 's "I Play 3D Soccer ". A sequel, "World Cup Striker", was released for the Super Nintendo with a Game Boy port of the same game released as "Soccer" many months later.The French Super Nintendo version of "Striker" is known as "Eric Cantona Football Challenge", playing on the popularity of French forward
Eric Cantona .The North American Super Nintendo release of "Striker" was known as "".
System requirements
The Amiga version of "Striker" ran on all Amiga systems with a minimum of 512K
Chip RAM , including the A1200. Playing the game on an A600, A1200, or A500 equipped with a minimum of 512KB Fast RAM would provide benefits such as faster loading times. The Atari ST version was subject to similar system requirements. [cite | title=Striker Amiga box | author=Rage Software | publisher=Rage Software | date=1992]The DOS version required a minimum 286 processor, 640KB RAM, and VGA graphics chipset. It supported both
AdLib andSound Blaster -compatible cards, as well as joysticks.Critical reaction
The game received a mixed reaction from the gaming press, with some condemning and others praising its extreme speed. For example,
CU Amiga Magazine awarded the game 94% in its June 1992 issue along with the CU Amiga Screenstar award [cite news | title=Striker CU Amiga Review | publisher=EMAP | work=CU Amiga | date=June 1992 | author=Merret, Steve | language=English | pages=57-60] whilst German magazine Amiga Joker awards the game 64% in the September 1992 edition.References
External links
*moby game|id=/striker|name="Striker"
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