Game

Raiden

1990 · Arcade · PlayStation 3 · Atari Lynx · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine · Shooter · Arcade

78IGDB player score
25 ratings

About this game

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.

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 date

Apr 1, 1990

Developer

Seibu Kaihatsu

Publisher

Atari Corporation, Bignet, Electro Brain, Hamster Corporation

Platforms

Arcade, PlayStation 3, Atari Lynx, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, DOS, FM Towns, Atari Jaguar, PlayStation

Genres

Shooter, Arcade

Themes

Action, Science fiction

Game modes

Single player, Co-operative

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric