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Raiden Series

Raiden

Shooter Arcade Action Science fiction
78
User Score
23 ratings
April 1, 1990
Released 13173 days ago
Arcade PlayStation 3 Atari Lynx Super Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/Genesis TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine DOS FM Towns Atari Jaguar PlayStation PlayStation Portable Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD Legacy Mobile Device Super Famicom

About

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.

Storyline

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.

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Release Dates by Platform

Arcade Worldwide
Apr 1, 1990
Arcade Worldwide
Sep 1, 1990
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Worldwide
Jun 1, 1991
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Worldwide
Jul 6, 1991
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Worldwide
Nov 22, 1991
Super Famicom Worldwide
Nov 29, 1991
FM Towns Worldwide
Dec 31, 1991
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Worldwide
Dec 31, 1991
Super Nintendo Entertainment System Worldwide
Apr 1, 1992
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Worldwide
May 1, 1992
Atari Jaguar Worldwide
Dec 31, 1993
Atari Jaguar Worldwide
Dec 15, 1994
Atari Jaguar Worldwide
Dec 31, 1994
DOS Worldwide
Dec 31, 1994
Atari Lynx Worldwide
Dec 31, 1997
Atari Lynx Worldwide
Dec 31, 1997
PlayStation Worldwide
Nov 28, 2002
Legacy Mobile Device Worldwide
Feb 24, 2004
PlayStation 3 Worldwide
Mar 27, 2007
PlayStation Portable Worldwide
Mar 27, 2007

Game Info

Developer
Seibu Kaihatsu
Publisher
Hudson Soft, Tecmo, Electro Brain, KID Corp., Bignet, NEC Technologies, Telegames, Mumin Corporation, Atari Corporation, NEC Technologies, Toei Animation, Tec Toy, Micronet, Imagitec Design, fabtek, HAMSTER
Game Modes
Single player, Co-operative
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Genres
Shooter Arcade
Themes
Action Science fiction

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