Bob's Retro Reviews



Solar Striker

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Platform Game Boy Year 1990
Publisher Nintendo Developer Nintendo
Region NA Language English
Tags Action, Shoot'em Up, Single Player
Platform Game Boy
Year 1990
Publisher Nintendo
Developer Nintendo
Region NA
Language English
Tags Action, Shoot'em Up, Single Player

A vertically scrolling shoot'em up with six levels and bosses at the end of each. This was the first shoot'em up developed for the Gameboy.
 
Good Bad
  • Graphics work well for the Gameboy screen
  • Reappear where you die
  • Has auto-fire
  • Auto-fire shoots at different rates based on where you are on screen
  • Only three lives with no continues
  • Death results in going down two upgrade levels
  • Sparse weapon upgrades
  • Can only shoot three bullets at a time
  • Weapon upgrades don't create multiple bullets only stronger bullets
Good
  • Graphics work well for the Gameboy screen
  • Reappear where you die
  • Has auto-fire
 
Bad
  • Auto-fire shoots at different rates based on where you are on screen
  • Only three lives with no continues
  • Death results in going down two upgrade levels
  • Sparse weapon upgrades
  • Can only shoot three bullets at a time
  • Weapon upgrades don't create multiple bullets only stronger bullets
 
5 A simple shoot'em up that is fun but has an annoying upgrade system that is both simplistic and complex. There are better shoot'em ups for the Game Boy.

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