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Raiden

19907.0/ 10 · 59 votesE2

How long to beat

from 1 player

1h

Rushed

main story only

2h

Normally

story and some extras

4h

Completionist

everything in it

Trailer

Screenshots (12)

Artwork (2)

About

In the year 2090, Earth is invaded by extra-terrestrials. The World Alliance of Nations has developed a supersonic attack fighter, Raiden, to defend the Earth. A pilot must take control of the experimental fighter to destroy the alien warships that just happen to look like odd variations of typical military tanks and planes with gadgets attached to them.

Raiden (called Raiden Trad on the Genesis and SNES) is an over-head vertical-scrolling shooter, based on an arcade game of the same title. It features two forms of weapon upgrades and two types of missiles (normal or homing). You start the game with several bombs which you can use to destroy most enemies on the screen to get yourself out of a jam. Each level ends with a large boss or bosses.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerCo-operative

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

3.5" Floppy Disk, CD-ROM

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick

Number of Offline Players

1-2 Players

Miscellaneous Attributes

Audio CD Tracks

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel i386

Min. OS Class Required

DOS 4.0 to 6.22

Min. RAM Required

640 KB

Video Modes Supported

VGA

Sound Devices Supported

Adlib, Roland MT-32 (and LAPC-I), Sound Blaster

Box art

Also known as

Arcade Archives: RaidenJapanese PS4 / Switch title

Arcade Hits: RaidenPlayStation title

Raiden DensetsuJapanese SNES/Genesis/FM Towns title

Raiden TradSNES/Genesis title

Super RaidenPC Engine CD title

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Facts

Released

1990

Series

Raiden

Platforms

PCDOSPlayStationPS1SNESGenesisJaguarLynxTurboGrafx-16TurboGrafx CDPSPPS3FM TownsPS VitaPS4ArcadeNintendoSwitch

Age ratings

CEROAESRBE

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Top-downArcadeShooter