Operation Night Strikers is a premium arcade game for PC from developer M2 Co., Ltd. It is a collection of arcade games from the 80s compiled into a single package. It includes four titles offering different gameplay experiences in the fast-paced shooter genre for both long-time fans and newcomers to enjoy. 

Similar to Capcom Arcade Stadium and Contra Anniversary Collection, Operation Night Strikers offers an experience that will appeal most to fans of retro gaming who are looking to relive classic games from decades past. It also comes with various modern features and options that make gameplay more customizable for today’s gamers. 

80s gaming nostalgia 

In a nutshell, Operation Night Strikers is a four-piece game collection of classic arcade titles from the 1980s, starting with Operation Wolf, wherein you’re on a mission to rescue hostages by infiltrating enemy lines armed with a machine gun and grenade launcher. Next is Operation Thunderbolt, a direct sequel that tasked players with a rescue job, this time in the heart of Africa, against impossible odds. 

Then, there’s Night Striker, a sci-fi action adventure where you will stop a terrorist organization with your advanced combat hovercraft. Lastly, you have Space Gun, a sci-fi horror that has you take on the role of space marines investigating a distress call on a cargo ship related to an unexplained incident on a space station. Little do you know, it is full of unknown horrors. 

What’s more, the game comes with a slew of modern gaming features, including quick saves, various graphical filters, and compatibility with the Cyber Stick intelligent controller. All that said, there are a few things that need addressing, such as how it always opens in windowed mode instead of full screen, and how unintuitive and cumbersome it is to navigate the UI. 

A must play 

If you’re a fan of light gun games, Operation Night Strikers is a game collection that oozes nostalgia and is pretty much a must-play if you’re a retro gamer. There are four titles included, and each one offers fun and engaging gameplay, along with modern gaming features and options you can tweak. Hopefully, the issues mentioned above will get fixed promptly.