Okay so this review has been coming for a while for me. I just didn't have the time to do it, today I'm going to review Strikers 1945: a game within World War II...with an interesting twist.

Graphics: 10
I got to admit, the game looks very good, and the plane designs are very nice to look at. And the bosses are quite large in size compared to you and your trusty WW2 plane so it seems a bit intimidating. And the designs of the pilots (and one guy depending on what plane you choose but I'm not telling which plane it is!) are pretty nice.

Sound: 8
Unfortunately unlike the other games I've reviewed, not many songs stands out to me except for the final boss theme mainly, which is a damn shame since the soundtrack is alright. Of course being the first game in the series, the soundtrack doesn't sound as good as other games so I suppose I can consider that.

Addictiveness: 8
This is still a fun game when you get past the flaws and nit picking you might see or have. And I suppose you will keep coming back to try to get all the gold medals for a little treat at the end which I will mention in the next part of this little review.

Story: -
I have no idea why you're here if you're looking for a shooter with a decent story. May I direct you to the 3-D R-Type games, Thunder Force 3-6 (5 I might later review), or Einhander if you want a shooter with a story.

Depth: 9
I suppose this is a pretty interesting shmup. However it's no Darius mind you (why am I comparing different franchises?) With 8 stages and two loops it might keep you busy or eat your quarters depending on how good of a player you are. Which you need to be a good player to get a good ending (depending on your definition of good).

Difficulty: 8
This game isn't too hard, but the most determined players will want to try to 1CC the game if they want to get the "best ending" and or if you have the pride enough to go through both loops of the game. Of course the game does get harder within the second half of the game so trying to 1CC the game would be a little tough.

Overall Rating: 8.6
Overall, Strikers 1945 is a nice game with the core texture of a shooter and your stereotypical World War II shooter with the twist of battle ships, blimps, bomber planes transforming into mechs and then aliens! Aliens everywhere! To an ending depending on how you do would reveal that the pilots...are fairly attractive women (and one dude), and if you especially do well (meaning don't use a continue and get all the gold medals), you get what I call the "fanservice ending", which is technically the best ending of the game (I mean, if you're into that stuff). Something that Psikyo is pretty known for other than the shooters and the infamous "second loops". If that's not your thing, the game was also ported to the Saturn and the PlayStation. The fanservice endings were of course censored in the PlayStation version as well as having a lot better details in the games (including the pilots). I personally recommend this game if you're into this game. And I suppose other games I can recommend is 1942, 1943 The Battle of Midway, and...pretty much any other "normal" 1940s shooter.

Not a bad review, actually. Could have been a bit a better, but with that being said, not that bad at all. 

blahblahblah213 : I feel that the balance is a bit off for this review. You put so much into the overall, but you have made each individual category quite short compared to it. I feel that if you could have made them a bit longer each, then the overall review would have been a bit longer and could have been even better. Though what you have done is still pretty good, it's a solid review that's a good length, and I like it. As for the game, I never played it before, but it does sound interesting since I do like these kinds of games.

thing1 :  This doesn't really tell us that you read the review. It tells us that you posted to a thread with some generic praise and criticism that points to nothing.  Great job spending a few seconds to post something you could post on any review?

How about I review your so-called 'review'?

This review of a review was okay, but not really.

At least you know I read what you posted, thanks to everything else mentioned in my post.

Look, if you don't want to be accused of spamming for the sake of proving yourself (to who?) during the TdV, you need to focus more on quality.  I too, could go throughout the review forum and post "Great job!"  But I don't. First off, I think it's disrespectful to post something generic on a review and make the author feel as though 1: you read their work and 2: there is absolutely no way for them to improve.  How is that lie going to help anyone?  Or even if you've stated "Could be a bit bettter"  (can't they all?), why don't you tell them WHY you think that?

Stop posting crap like this if you want people to take you seriously.

(and just so you know, responding to this thread with: "I can prove I read it because this and this and this is in it...".... um, no... that doesn't prove anything. I don't know whether you did or not.. I'm just letting you know what appearance you're leaving in everyone's eyes.)


blahblahbl......
Well, you get the point. ha!

I appreciate that you broke your review into separate sections, but your commentary was a little short, as zanderlex said.  What flaws spoke out most to you?  Although you seemed to have mainly positive feedback, I'm always interested in what setbacks a game might have.  Those little things just might make or break my decision to play a game.    I was admittedly a little confused by your review ending though. What do you mean about the whole 'fanservice' ending?  I didn't really understand that sentence at all. Maybe break it up some?

Singelli : Yeah, the "fan service" ending was a bit of an Easter egg in Strikers 1945. You need to get all gold medals and beat the game with one continue. Pain in the ass to be honest. The flaws I can see personally is that unlike the amount of shooters I've played, this game is rather tame and short (especially after playing the original DoDonPachi which I need to review after finally beating it). I should have added it to the review. Then again, this was my third review, so the more I learn.

Singelli : and now you know why i dont do the tdv.

blahblahblah213 : as for your review, it's very good. you  went into detail on a lot of stuff like the designs, the difficulty, a "fanservice" ending and many other things. However i recommend adding more things in each catagory as only 1-2 lines of text arn't really good for a review. maybe it's just i like jam-packed reviews idk. but i will say this is a great review that clearly shows me that this is a good game and that i should try it. 

Mega Mewtwo X : If a trusted member thinks this is a good review then I really did a good job with this. Thanks for the criticism. I'll try to put in more work with my next review (I'm hoping to review DoDonPachi later on this week). I'll take your suggestions into consideration.

blahblahblah213 : like i said, a lot of my reviews (at least my newer ones) are 1000+ words. which i think is shaping my opinions on reviews as a whole.

Mega Mewtwo X : In order to write 1000 words in a review, I'd need to have a LOT to say about a game. If I start to review games on the PS1 or the Saturn then I'll figure something out.

blahblahblah213 : kewl! hope you keep up the good work.