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Arcade Information

  Developer Seibu Kaihatsu
  Publisher Seibu Kaihatsu
  Release 1990
  Genre Shoot 'em Up
  Modes Single Player , 2 player Co-op
  Cabinet Upright
  Arcade System Main CPU: (2x) V30 (@ 10 Mhz) <br>Sound CPU: Z80 (@ 3579545 Mhz)
  Monitor Raster , 256 x 224 pixels (Vertical), 2048 colors
  Input 8-way Joystick , 2 Buttons
  Ports Amiga , Atari Jaguar , Atari Lynx , MS-DOS , NEC PC Engine , NES , PlayStation , Sega Megadrive , Super NES


''Raiden'' is a 1990 Scrolling Shooter Arcade Game by Seibu Kaihatsu .


DESCRIPTION

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 Powerup s for them to make them stronger. There are Bomb s and Missile powerups as well as collectable Medal s which add to the score. The game was comprised of 8 levels with mass amounts of enemies for a frantic pacing.


LEGACY

Several sequels and related games were made, such as:


PORTS

''Raiden'' was Ported to the NEC PC Engine , Sega Megadrive (Raiden Trad), Nintendo Super Famicom (Raiden Densetsu), Super NES (Raiden Trad), Atari Jaguar , PlayStation as ''The Raiden Project'', Atari Lynx , Amiga and MS-DOS .


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