Striker (video game)
1992 video game
Striker is a soccer video game series first released by Rage Software in 1992. The game was released for the Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, PC, Mega Drive, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was bundled in one of the Amiga 1200 launch packs. It was one of the first soccer games to feature a 3D viewpoint, after Simulmondo's I Play 3D Soccer.
In 1993 it was released in Japan by Coconuts Japan for the Super Famicom as World Soccer (ワールドサッカー, Wārudo Sakkā), while the French Super NES version of Striker is known as Eric Cantona Football Challenge, playing on the popularity of French forward Eric Cantona, while the North American Super NES release of Striker was known as World Soccer '94: Road to Glory.
Development
The game was envisioned when Special FX Software and Ocean Software parted ways. Special FX became an independent game publisher, which was renamed during game production to Rage Software before it was released.
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, while German magazine Amiga Joker awards the game 64% in the September 1992 edition.
By 1995, Striker sold 700,000 copies.
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