Raiden

ReleasedApril 1990

Arcade
PlayStation 3
Atari Lynx
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
DOS
FM Towns
Atari Jaguar
PlayStation
PlayStation Portable
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Legacy Mobile Device
Super Famicom

About

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 powerups as well as collectable medals which add to the score. When player dies, the fighter's fragments become projectiles that damage enemies. After defeating the Stage 8 boss, the mission is completed, and player receives 1 million points for each completed loop. Afterwards, it will start back to Stage 1. This time around, enemies shoot faster and at a more rapid rate.

Developer: Seibu Kaihatsu
Publisher: Hudson Soft, Tecmo, Electro Brain, KID Corp., Bignet, NEC Technologies, Telegames, Mumin Corporation, Atari Corporation, Toei Animation, Tec Toy, Micronet, Imagitec Design, fabtek, Hamster Corporation
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Modes: Single player, Co-operative
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Age ratings: CERO A, ESRB E
Time to beat: 1 h rushed · 2 h normally · 4 h completionist
IGDB rating: 78 / 100 (25 ratings)
Also known as: 雷電伝説, Raiden Trad, Arcade Hits: Raiden, Raiden Densetsu

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
Arcade	April 1990 · JapanSeptember 1990 · North America
Atari Jaguar	Q4 1993 · North AmericaDec 15, 1994 · Japan1994 · Europe
Atari Lynx	1997
DOS	1994
FM Towns	1991
Legacy Mobile Device	Feb 24, 2004
PlayStation	Nov 28, 2002
PlayStation 3	Mar 27, 2007
PlayStation Portable	Mar 27, 2007
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis	June 1991 · North AmericaJul 6, 1991 · JapanMay 1992 · Brazil
Super Famicom	Nov 29, 1991
Super Nintendo Entertainment System	April 1992
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine	Nov 22, 1991 · Japan1991 · North America