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.
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.
Graphics and sound decent
SO DIFFICULT
This game is SOOOOO hard- absolutely ridiculous in terms of expectation of beating this, I barely beat it while cheating using 2 ships at the same time that combined and did SPECIAL damage- cool at first but WAY too frustrating, meant to EAT money.
Score Breakdown
“The Tale”
Story- 4
Pacing- 5
Characters- 4
Originality- 7
Linearity- 2
Length- 3
Epicness- 8
“The Presentation”
Visuals- 7
Display- 6
Music- 6
Sound FX- 8
“The Mechanics”
Ease of Use- 1
Innovation- 7
Replayability- 5