Major Stryker

Player notes

About this game

Major Stryker is a vertically scrolling shooter from Apogee Software. Your ship flies through fortified space stations and planetary environments, weaving around incoming fire while destroying enemies ahead. Weapon upgrades and shields change how much danger you can take on before retreating to a clear part of the screen.

The default keyboard controls are the arrow keys to move, Alt to fire and Space to use a zap bomb. Bombs are a separate, limited resource. Captive humans are held in tubes: the original instructions tell you to rescue them by touching the tubes with your ship, rather than firing at them.

Start with Begin New Game, choose the available mission and select a difficulty. The opening briefing leads into the first stage; Enter advances the dialogue. Read the Instructions menu for the different shield types and pickups, including extra lives, speed upgrades and additional zap bombs.

This page runs DOS version 1.4 in the complete freeware edition released by Apogee in March 2006. All three volumes and the publisher's later release notes are included. The older warning screen inside the game predates that freeware release. The game remains copyrighted, and its menus and dialogue are in English.