Raiden
Developer(s)	Seibu Kaihatsu
Publisher(s)	Fabtek
Release date(s)	1990
Genre(s)	Vertical scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single player, 2 player Co-op
Platform(s)	Arcade, Amiga, Atari Jaguar, Atari Lynx, MS-DOS, NEC PC Engine, PlayStation, Sega Megadrive, Super NES, Mobile Phone
Input	8-way Joystick, 2 Buttons
Arcade cabinet	Upright
Arcade CPU(s)	(2x) V30 (@ 10 MHz)
Arcade sound system(s)	Z80 (@ 3.579545 MHz)
Arcade display	Raster, 256 x 224 pixels (Vertical), 2048 colors

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Story

In the year 2090, Earth has suddenly become the target of deranged aliens. Following the invasion, a new cutting-edge weapon, the Raiden Supersonic Attack Figther, based on the destroyed alien craft, is created for humanity's hope for survival. Look up alien in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Gameplay

The formula of the game is simple and typical for the era of this game. The player pilots the "Raiden Supersonic Attack Fighter" through waves of enemies, and several levels. There are two types of weapons, and the player can collect several powerups for them to make them stronger. There are bombs and missile powerups as well as collectable medals which add to the score. The game was comprised of 8 levels with mass amounts of enemies for a frantic pacing. Upon contact with this Super Mushroom, Mario earns 1000 points and doubles in size In video games, power-ups are objects which add extra abilities to the game character, and/or increase the players score upon being collected. ... The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb produced in the United States. ... Exocet missile in flight A missile (see also pronunciation differences) is a projectile propelled as a weapon at a target. ... A Medal is a word used for various types of compact objects: a wearable medal awarded by an authority government for services redered, especially to a country (such as Armed force service); strictly speaking this only refers to a medal of coin-like appearance, but informally the word also refers...

After defeating the Stage 8 Boss, the first mission will be completed, and a 1 million point mission clear bonus is received. When each mission start, it will start back to Stage 1. This time around, enemies shoot faster and at a more rapid rate.

Items

When specific enemies are destroyed on the screen, the following items appear:

• Shot Item

For shots, by continuously obtaining the item already loaded onboard. the power is increased up to a levels. [Bonus points are accumulated when the item already onboard at its maximum power level is obtained again.]

• Vulcan

Standard-equipped shots. When the power is increased, enemies can be shot in wide-range.

• Laser

Shoots with enormous power in the forward direction. When the power is increased. the shots become wide range.

• Missile Item

For missiles, by continuously obtaining the item already loaded onboard, the power is increased up to four levels. Bonus points are accumulated when the item already on board at its maximum power level is obtained again.

• Nuclear

When the enemy is hit, this missile blows up and applies large damage. The blow and the missile count increases when the power increases.

• Homing

This is a missile which chases the tail end of the enemy craft. The homing function improves when the power increases.

• Bomber Items

The bomber is used from the last obtained bomber [on the center screen] first. When starting or restarting the game, 3 bombers or dispersion bombers are loaded on the craft. The craft can carry up to 7 bombers. If another bomber is obtained when the craft already has 7 bombers loaded, bonus points are accumulated.

• Bomber

Makes a large explosion, and explodes the enemy crafts and enemy bullets for a certain amount of time. The power is significant, but the disadvantages are that there is a time lag until the explosion, and the attack range is narrow. It is useful to get players out of tight spots in certain situations.

• Fairy

The fairy is hidden somewhere, and the fairy appears by shooting at a certain point on the screen. When the fairy is obtained, it will help the player when the craft is damaged, by giving you a power-up item. This fairy cannot be hit by the player's shots, so even don't worry about the fairy turning into a ten-point shot and disappearing.

• Full Power-Up

This appears under certain conditions, and when obtained, the shots and missiles will reach maximum power. 100,0000 bonus points are awarded when this item is obtained when the player already has maximum power.

• Medal

When a medal is obtained, bonus points are obtained. When a level is completed, the number of medals multiplied by the remaining bombers becomes the level completion bonus.

• Miracles

Miracles appear instead of medals, and become 10,000 bonus points.

Ports

Raiden was ported to the FM Towns Marty, NEC PC Engine, Sega Mega Drive (Raiden Trad), Nintendo Super Famicom (Raiden Densetsu), Super NES (Raiden Trad), Atari Jaguar, PlayStation as The Raiden Project, Atari Lynx, Amiga, MS-DOS, and the mobile phone. The MS-DOS port is especially different than other ports, since it was coded by Steve Cullen, and was spearheaded by Martin Hooley. In computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed (e. ... The FM TOWNS (also spelled FM-TOWNS, FM Towns and FM-Towns) system is a Japanese PC variant, built by Fujitsu from February 1989 to Summer 1997. ... The PC Engine was a video game console released by NEC, a Japanese company, in 1987. ... The Sega Mega Drive ) is a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988, North America in 1989, and the PAL region in 1990. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES (pronounced either as a word or acronym), is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES (pronounced either as a word or acronym), is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ... The Atari Jaguar was a video game console introduced to the U.S. market in November 1993 against the Sega Genesis and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as a powerful next generation platform. ... The Sony PlayStation ) is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... The Raiden Project is a port of the arcade games Raiden and Raiden II for the Sony PlayStation. ... The Atari Lynx is Ataris only handheld game console, and the first such machine with a color display. ... The original Amiga 1000 (1985) with various peripherals The Amiga is a family of home/personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation as an advanced home entertainment and productivity machine. ... Microsofts disk operating system, MS-DOS, was Microsofts implementation of DOS, which was the first popular operating system for the IBM PC, and until recently, was widely used on the PC compatible platform. ... Microsofts disk operating system, MS-DOS, was Microsofts implementation of DOS, which was the first popular operating system for the IBM PC, and until recently, was widely used on the PC compatible platform. ...

Legacy

Based on the success of the first Raiden game, several sequels and related games were made, including:

• Raiden II (1993)
• Raiden DX (1994)
• Viper Phase 1 (1995) - A spin-off of the "Raiden" series.
• Raiden Fighters (1996)
• Raiden Fighters 2: Operation Hell Dive (1997)
  • Raiden Fighters 2: 2000 Operation Hell Dive (2000) - A version with little changes
• Raiden Fighters Jet (1998)
• Raiden III (2005) - developed by MOSS Ltd
• Raiden IV (2007)

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Trivia

• The title in Japanese translates to "Thunder And Lightning". Rai means thunder, and den means lightning.

External links

• Raiden at the Killer List of Videogames
• Raiden at MobyGames
• RaidenX, a Flash remake of the game
• Raiden download