Very much like the original Strider, Strider 2 has tight control, imaginative level-design and tremendous play mechanics. In addition, Strider 2 has the original protagonist, Strider Hiryu doing double jumps, and more powered up attacks. Strider also climbs walls, traverse ceilings, and deals with rooms with reverse gravitational fields. Also, the game's backgrounds are comprised of 3D polygonal objects.