In the year 2090, Earth is invaded by extra-terrestrials. The World Alliance of Nations has developed a supersonic attack fighter, Raiden, to defend the Earth. A pilot must take control of the experimental fighter to destroy the alien warships that just happen to look like odd variations of typical military tanks and planes with gadgets attached to them.

Raiden (called Raiden Trad on the Genesis and SNES) is an over-head vertical-scrolling shooter, based on an arcade game of the same title. It features two forms of weapon upgrades and two types of missiles (normal or homing). You start the game with several bombs which you can use to destroy most enemies on the screen to get yourself out of a jam. Each level ends with a large boss or bosses.

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Alternate Titles

"雷電伝説" -- Japanese SNES/Genesis spelling
"雷電" -- Japanese spelling
"雷电" -- Chinese title (simplified)
"Raiden Trad" -- SNES/Genesis title
"Raiden Densetsu" -- Japanese SNES/Genesis title

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Part of the Following Group

Raiden series

Merchant	Title
	Raiden
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User Reviews

Worst version of Raiden on any console.

Majestic Lizard (664)

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The Press Says

Power Play

May, 1992

41 out of 100

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Trivia

The game system in Raiden has often been compared to Toaplan's vertical shooters, and indeed Seibu Kaihatsu used Twin Cobra for research during the development of Raiden.

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This entry was contributed by RKL