River Raid

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Published by

Activision, Inc.

Developed by

Activision, Inc.

Released

1982

Platforms

Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Intellivision, MSX, PC Booter, ZX Spectrum

Genre

Action

Perspective

Top-Down

Non-Sport

Arcade

	MobyRank	MobyScore
Atari 8-bit	...	3.7

Intellivision	...	3.2

Atari 2600	84	3.8

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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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Part of the Following Groups

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)

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The Press Says

The Video Game Critic	ColecoVision	Jun 12, 2004	A	100
The Video Game Critic	Atari 2600	Aug 30, 2005	A	100
The Video Game Critic	Atari 5200	Oct 05, 2000	B+	83
Atari HQ	Atari 2600	2002	8 out of 10	80
VideoGame	Atari 2600	Mar, 1991		80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Atari 2600	Dec 10, 2003	8 out of 10	80
Kingdom of Desire	Atari 2600	Oct 19, 2007	7.5 out of 10	75
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Jun, 1987	70 out of 100	70
Your Spectrum	ZX Spectrum	Nov, 1984	8 out of 15	53
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	ColecoVision	Jan 29, 2007	5 out of 10	50