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

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The Press Says

The Video Game Critic	Aug 30, 2005	A	100
Tilt	Jul, 1983		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		90
Allt om hemdatorer	Dec, 1983		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		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.

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