Raiden
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…
Raiden is an arcade developed by Seibu Kaihatsu, released 1 April 1990 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Atari Jaguar and PlayStation. The main story takes about 2 hrs to finish.
What Raiden is
Raiden is an arcade game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu and released in 1990. It was published by Atari Corporation. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Atari Jaguar, PlayStation, Atari Lynx, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Arcade, DOS, FM Towns, Legacy Mobile Device and Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 2 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 4 hrs, roughly 2 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Raiden launched on 1 April 1990, within three weeks of Target Earth and Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.
Released around the same time: Target Earth, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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