Striker is a 1996 association football video game developed by Rage Software and published by Acclaim Entertainment for the Saturn. It was also released for the PlayStation and DOS.

Striker '96
Developer(s)Rage Software
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation, DOS, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePC
  • WW: 1996
PlayStation
  • UK: February, 1996
  • NA: 1996
Sega Saturn
Genre(s)Sports

Gameplay

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Striker was the only soccer video game at the time that featured five-on-five play for both indoor and outdoor soccer matches.[3] Commentary is provided by Andy Gray.[4]

Reception

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Next Generation reviewed the Saturn version of the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "Frankly, there are far too many good soccer games on store shelves to even think about Striker as an option."[3]

GameSpot gave the PC version of the game 7.4/10[5]

Reviews

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References

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  1. ^ Lomas, Ed (August 1996). "Mini Reviews". Computer and Video Games. No. 177. Future Publishing. p. 79.
  2. ^ "sega-saturn.com - news". 1997-06-06. Archived from the original on 1997-06-06. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  3. ^ a b "Finals". Next Generation. No. 21. Imagine Media. September 1996. p. 150.
  4. ^ "Preview: Striker '96". Mean Machines Sega (45). EMAP: 40–41. 3 June 1996.
  5. ^ "Striker 96 Review".