1991 · Tecmo · Shooter

Strato Fighter

Nintendo console exclusive

Strato Fighter, otherwise known as Raiga: Strato Fighter, is a 1991 video arcade game developed by Tecmo. It is a horizontal side-scrolling space shooter in which two players may play simultaneously. The game sets players in the year 2135 on a mission to save the Earth from colony-based, militant alien invaders using the MB-OG Raiga (Thunder Fang).

Released: 1991
Platforms: Arcade Nintendo Switch
Genres: Shooter
Developers: Tecmo
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Science fiction
Country: Japan

About

Strato Fighter is a 1991 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Tecmo for arcades. It was released in Japan and North America in February 1991. In 2005, Strato Fighter was released on the Xbox as part of the Tecmo Classic Arcade collection. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in July 2023.

›Story

In the year 2135 AD, the Earth's forces face a sudden onslaught from an unknown enemy. Two MB-OG fighters, code-named Raiga, emerge as the last hope for Earth's salvation. These two brave pilots are dispatched to engage in a high-stakes battle on the enemy's turf, risking everything to defend their home planet.

Keywords

shoot 'em up
shmup
shared screen

Media

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Gameplay

The player controls the spaceship Raiga, which has the ability to rotate to attack enemies from behind. Power-ups can be obtained by destroying container ships, which grants both new weapons (such as shotgun bullets and bomb attacks) and upgrades to the spaceship's offenses and durability. The spacecraft can also obtain an Option weapon called the Auto Guard; three types of Auto Guards were available such as the target locking Beam Rifle, the powerful Solid Shooter and the standard Blaster item.