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River Raid II

River Raid II continues the fast-paced shooting action of the 1982 original while adding new features such as varying altitude (the original only featured left and right movement), flying over oceans and…

3 June 1988

River Raid II is a shooter developed by Imagineering, Inc., released 3 June 1988 on Atari 2600.

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What River Raid II is

River Raid II is a shooter game developed by Imagineering, Inc. and released in 1988. It was published by Activision. It is available on Atari 2600 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

River Raid II continues the fast-paced shooting action of the 1982 original while adding new features such as varying altitude (the original only featured left and right movement), flying over oceans and firing torpedoes. Now instead of shooting enemy helicopters and planes, you'll also get to bomb destroyers, tanks, buildings, landing strips and water towers in your mission to destroy the enemy bridge.
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How it plays

Its themes are action.

What it launched against

River Raid II launched on 3 June 1988, within three weeks of Blaster Master and Altered Beast.

Released around the same time: Blaster Master, Altered Beast.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did River Raid II come out?
River Raid II was released on 3 June 1988 for Atari 2600.

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