Strider 2 (1999 video game)

Strider 2
Japanese arcade flyer
Developer(s)Capcom
Publisher(s)Capcom
Producer(s)Noritaka Funamizu
Designer(s)Harumaru
Nezumi Otoko
Shoei Okano
Composer(s)Setsuo Yamamoto
Etsuko Yoneda
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation
ReleaseArcade
  • JP: December 1999
PlayStation
  • JP: February 24, 2000
  • NA: July 26, 2000
  • EU: December 15, 2000
Genre(s)Hack and slash, platform
Mode(s)Single-player
Arcade systemSony ZN-2

Strider 2, released in Japan as Strider Hiryū 2 (ストライダー飛竜2, Sutoraidā Hiryū Tsū), and then as Strider Hiryū 1&2 (ストライダー飛竜1&2, Sutoraidā Hiryū Wan & Tsū), is a 1999 hack and slash game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. The game is a direct sequel to the original Strider and the second sequel to Strider produced, following U.S. Gold's 1990 noncanonical Strider II (Journey from Darkness: Strider Returns in North America), a game with which Capcom was not directly involved. The Capcom-produced Strider 2 makes no references to the Western-only Strider Returns/Strider II. The game was released for arcades in 1999 and was ported to the PlayStation in 2000.