By the time Strider 2 was released in 1999, the ninja action platformer was, like seemingly every other 2D genre, on life support. Nintendojo Strider 2 - Game Over Hell
: Unlike the 1990 Western-developed Strider II (which was widely panned and eventually removed from official canon), this 1999 release is the official Capcom-developed sequel to the original 1989 arcade hit. Strider 2 Arcade Pc Game
: The game utilized the Sony ZN-2 hardware to blend 2D hand-drawn character sprites with fully polygonal 3D backgrounds, a style often referred to as "2.5D". By the time Strider 2 was released in