Raiden

01. April 1990

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

Summary

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.

Storyline

In the year 2090, Earth has suddenly become the target of deranged aliens known as the Cranassians. Following the invasion, the World Alliance Military builds a new cutting-edge weapon, the Raiden Supersonic Attack Fighter. Based on a captured alien craft, it is humanity's only hope for survival.

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