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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Merchant	Title	Platform
	River Raid	Atari 5200
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User Reviews

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

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The Press Says

Tilt	Atari 2600	Jul, 1983		100
The Video Game Critic	Atari 2600	Aug 30, 2005	A	100
Retroage	Atari 2600	Aug 07, 2010	9.7 out of 10	97
Allt om hemdatorer	Atari 2600	Dec, 1983		90
The Video Game Critic	Atari 5200	Oct 05, 2000	B+	83
Atari HQ	Atari 2600	2002	8 out of 10	80
All Game Guide	ColecoVision	1998		70
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Jun, 1987	70 out of 100	70
The Atari Times	Atari 5200	Feb 08, 2006	65 out of 100	65
Your Spectrum	ZX Spectrum	Nov, 1984	8 out of 15	53