Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
91
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.8
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

River Raid is a vertically scrolling action game. You fly a jet up a river in an attempt to destroy bridges which are vital to the enemy. The river is heavily guarded, however, with balloons, ships, choppers, and enemy aircraft trying to stop you. Along the way you will need to fly over fuel stations to refuel your jet and keep flying.

The plane is armed with a cannon with unlimited ammo. It can be used to destroy the enemy vehicles and bridges, but a careless player can accidentally destroy a fuel station. Colliding with the riverbanks or with the enemy aircraft destroys your plane and makes you lose a life.

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User Reviews

An incredible game - one of the best ever MagFram (43) 4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars
One of the best games on the Atari 2600 James Eldridge (37) 4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars

The Press Says

The Video Game Critic Aug 30, 2005 A 100
Tilt Jul, 1983 6 Stars6 Stars6 Stars6 Stars6 Stars6 Stars 100
Retroage Aug 07, 2010 9.7 out of 10 97
Game Freaks 365 Jul 03, 2010 9.2 out of 10 92
Le Geek May, 2008 4.5 out of 5 90
All Game Guide 1998 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
Allt om hemdatorer Dec, 1983 9 Stars9 Stars9 Stars9 Stars9 Stars9 Stars9 Stars9 Stars9 Stars9 Stars 90
Atari HQ 2002 8 out of 10 80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games Dec 10, 2003 8 out of 10 80
VideoGame Mar, 1991 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80

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Trivia

Players who were able to rack up 15,000 points or higher were eligible to receive the "River Raider" patch from Activision if they sent in a screenshot to the company.


This entry was contributed by PCGamer77 Bronze Star Contributing Member (3027), RKL Bronze Star Contributing Member (5615), Terok Nor (16797) and Servo (55941)
 

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