there was a lack of material to keep players interested, giving the game a score of 69%. Allgame rated it 2.5/5, describing it as a "decent shooter but nothing great", and citing its difficulty as a deterrent to enjoying it. Games Are Fun gave it a 7 out of 10. German magazine Power Play praised the title for its variety in terms of enemies and levels, though noted the underlying simplicity of the game as well, giving it a score of 70%. Author Jeff Rovin in the book How to Win at Game Boy Games described the title as "one of the oldest kinds of Nintendo games", comparing it to SNK's Alpha Mission but added there were too few instances of innovation or surprises, and the powerups were "unsatisfying". Legacy The background music for Level 1 and Level 2 was used in the beginning of the Captain N: The Game Master episode, "The Trouble With Tetris", in a slightly altered form. A space craft seen in the same part of the episode resembles the Solar Striker on the Japanese box art of the game. The Level 1 background music was also used in later season 2 episodes of Captain N: The Game Master. Notes References External links Official Japanese website (Translated using Excite.Co.Jp) Official Japanese instructions in PDF format Solar Striker at NinDB 1990 video games Game Boy games Game Boy-only games Nintendo Research & Development 1 games Science fiction video games Shoot 'em ups Single-player video games Vertically scrolling shooters Video games developed in Japan Video games directed by Satoru Okada Video games produced by Gunpei Yokoi Video games set in the 22nd century