You might be heavily outnumbered, but an arsenal of futuristic weaponry, not to mention a variety of power-ups, will help even the odds.Ĭheck out the action in the video below, courtesy of YouTuber Media Pool.Īn incredible smash hit upon release, Raiden would go on to shift almost 20,000 arcade units, practically saving struggling developer Seibu. As humanity’s last hope, the player guns through eight stages of air-to-air combat. Set in the year 2090, players take to the skies in the Fighting Thunder vessel, on a mission to defend Earth from an alien force known as Crystalis. Released in arcades in 1990, before jetting onto a variety of home platforms, Raiden is a high-impact, vertically scrolling shmup that introduced a whole new generation of video game fans to the pulse-pounding genre. Game Center compatible: 15 unlockable achievements + online leaderboards.A real gem from Hamster this week, as Seibu’s genre-defining shmup Raiden hits PS4 and Nintendo Switch, the latest entry to the bursting-at-the-seams Arcade Archives range. Video filtering (for rich, smooth graphics) Nine languages available: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese Play in full-screen, or keep the game’s original screen ratio thanks to “Original Mode” (note that your fingers will be outside the game area). What’s more, you can customize your approach by putting the controls wherever you prefer on screen. Originally developed by Seibu Kaihatsu, each of these classic scrolling shooters has not only been authentically recreated for mobile, but also enhanced with brand-new features!Įach RAIDEN LEGACY title includes three different modes: “Arcade Mode” (just like the original) “Mission Mode”, which allows you to play any unlocked stage and “Training Mode”, which, true to its name, allows you to excel at your favorite stages and practice the most difficult ones!ġ5+ different ships, each with their own characteristics, stats, weapons, and specials! Also, some ships come complete with “charged shots” – useful for when the screen is 90% covered with enemies!Ĭhoose between two different touch modes: “Fast Touch” (Faster than the original game and improved for mobiles) or “Arcade Touch” (Just like the original – retrogamers will love it!). RAIDEN LEGACY, a four-title compilation of the mega-popular RAIDEN arcade series, includes RAIDEN, RAIDEN FIGHTERS, RAIDEN FIGHTERS 2 & RAIDEN FIGHTERS JET.

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