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You may have been a bit thrown off by the original Strikers 1945 being up so much higher on the list, but it’s strange how unpredictable any given port’s quality can be. While the first two Strikers games (which are largely identical in terms of how they play, except that this one adds a power meter which must be at least partially filled for you to use a charge shot) were each sent home on both the Saturn and PS1, their ports turned out quite differently on the two systems.

As you’ve probably read above, the first Strikers got perhaps its best treatment on the Saturn – for who knows what reason, however, the sequel is plagued by slowdown on Sega’s console, and performs better on the PS1, making that conversion the preferred pickup if you have the choice. Granted, this version is hardly unplayable, but the odd downgrade in quality from the first game’s appearance on the system certainly doesn’t do it any favors.