Operation Night Strikers review: why these cult ’80s games still hit the mark

Operation Night Strikers review.

Operation Night Strikers

(Image credit: Taito / M2)

Publisher Clear River Games

Developer Taito, M2

Platforms Nintendo Switch (reviewed), Windows PC (Steam)

Engine n/a

Release date Out now

Booting up Operation Night Strikers on Nintendo Switch for the first time, I was instantly whisked back to the era of ZX Spectrum tapes and the clattering cassette drives that loaded monochrome versions of Operation Wolf and Operation Thunderbolt. Those early lightgun experiences were simple, yes, but genuinely thrilling, and this compilation manages to capture that same spark while expanding it in ways I hadn’t anticipated.