Raiden
Apr 1, 1990
- Shooter
- Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Atari Jaguar, Atari Lynx, DOS, FM Towns, Legacy Mobile Device, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
IGDB community rating 7.8IGDB25 votes
Overview
Raiden consists of eight vertical scrolling missions where the player maneuvers the Raiden craft dodging and destroying enemy robots, buildings, ground targets, and aircraft. There are bombs and missile powerups as well as collectable medals which add to the score. When player dies, the fighter's fragments become projectiles that damage enemies. After defeating the Stage 8 boss, the mission is completed, and player receives 1 million points for each completed loop. Afterwards, it will start back to Stage 1. This time around, enemies shoot faster and at a more rapid rate.
Story
In the year 2090, Earth has suddenly become the target of deranged aliens known as the Cranassians. Following the invasion, the World Alliance Military builds a new cutting-edge weapon, the Raiden Supersonic Attack Fighter. Based on a captured alien craft, it is humanity's only hope for survival.
- Developed by
- Seibu Kaihatsu
- Published by
- Hudson Soft, Tecmo, Electro Brain, KID Corp., Bignet, NEC Technologies, Telegames, Mumin Corporation, Atari Corporation, Toei Animation, Tec Toy, Micronet, Imagitec Design, fabtek, Hamster Corporation
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Facts
- Game modes
- Single player, Co-operative
- Player perspectives
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
- Series
- Raiden
- Release dates
- Arcade: Apr 1990
- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Jun 1991
- TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine: Nov 22, 1991
- Super Famicom: Nov 29, 1991
- FM Towns: 1991
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Apr 1992
- Atari Jaguar: Q4 1993
- DOS: 1994
- Atari Lynx: 1997
- PlayStation: Nov 28, 2002
- Legacy Mobile Device: Feb 24, 2004
- PlayStation 3: Mar 27, 2007
- PlayStation Portable: Mar 27, 2007
