River Raid

This edition of River Raid even throws in a few extra challenges to ratchet up the difficulty. Special helicopters can fire missiles at you, and tanks line up and fire at you from the riverbank! Your plane is a pleasure to control, and your precision-guided missiles make it possible to obliterate everything in your path. Just make sure to keep an eye on that fuel supply, since fuel barges become more and more scarce as you progress. River Raid has four levels of difficulty. If you're getting tired of the Atari 2600 version, give this one a try.

All in all, River Raid is easy to play and just plain fun. On the 2600, it really doesn't get a whole lot better than this.

"River Raid" är alltså ett snabbt prickskyttespel, där övning sannerligen ger färdighet. Ju mer jag har spelat och lärt mig "kartan", ju skickligare blir jag naturligtvis. Och "River Raid" är just ett sådant spel som jag aldrig tröttnar på, trots att det ju faktiskt är ett krigsspel – om än skapat av en kvinna. Carol Shaw ska ha en stor eloge för det!

River Raid was one of the finest games for the Atari 2600, and this version is quite similar. It's a fast-action canyon shooter where you destroy enemy planes, ships, and helicopters while maintaining your fuel supply. The objects look exactly like those in the Atari 2600 version, but this game has rough, craggy cliffs on each side and a few extra landmarks. A nice surprise is the addition of enemies including colorful balloons and tanks that shoot at you from the riverbanks. Although the tanks aren't normally within your range, you can sometimes catch them crossing a bridge you're about to destroy. It's a wonderful feeling to destroy both a tank AND a bridge at the same time. The control isn't as precise as the 2600, but this game is still a winner.

With crisp and colorful graphics and great gameplay, Shaw has created a winner. It does get tougher as you progress, especially since fuel becomes less plentiful and the fact that you have to do some fancy acrobatics to avoid hitting the ground. This shooter soars high in my book.

Hello, my name is Matt, and I'm not a classic gamer. No matter how hard I tried, I could never sit for an extended period of time only to rack up a high score. I have to have some sort of finale, a conclusion, anything except a never-ending game. There are a few games that transcend this problem though. River Raid is one of the games that I could sit for hours and play, growing ever-frustrated by the monotony, but unable to drop the controller.

O exército inimigo tomou posições importantes em um rio. Com um poderoso caça supersônico, você fará um emocionante vôo rasante para destruir o arsenal adversário, composto por barcos e helicópteros. Muito cuidado: você não poderá colidir com eles, ou perderá uma vida. A cada inimigo abatido são computados pontos, que serão maiores quanto mais difícil for abatê-los.

River Raid ist ein netter kleiner Klassiker, der für zwischendurch auf jeden Fall noch Spaß machen kann. Speziell auf dem Atari 2600 gehört es in jede Sammlung.

As the best pilot in the air force you've been voluteered for the most mega-important mission ever. Now, backed up by a fleet of four planes you're ready to penetrate deep behind well-defended enemy lines.

I must admit I was expecting something a little better from a company like Activision - but then again, the game's addictiveness is certainly a strong point in its favour. It's just a shame it's a little let down by the quality of the sound and graphics.

This game is dirt common on any system other than maybe the PC Jr. With that said, pick any other version than this one. The controls, graphics, and changed gameplay mechanics are far below the standard set by other ports on the console.