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Raiden (雷電 ^?) is Japanese for "thunder and lightning"; it may refer to:

Video games

• Raiden (series), a series of scrolling shooter arcade games.
  • Raiden (arcade game), the first game in the series
  • Raiden II
  • Raiden DX
  • Raiden III, the revival of the classic vertical arcade shooter developed by MOSS Ltd, licenced by Seibu Kaihatsu, and published by Taito
  • Raiden IV, the follow-up to Raiden III
• The Raiden Fighters series.
  • Raiden Fighters
  • Raiden Fighters 2, subtitled Operation Hell Dive
  • Raiden Fighters Jet
• Raiden (Metal Gear), a character in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and Metal Gear Solid: Rising.
• Raiden (Mortal Kombat), a character in the Mortal Kombat series of games
• Raiden (Fatal Fury), a character in the Fatal Fury series of games
• RAIDEN series, a series of Virturoids from the Sega game Virtual On
• Raiden, a vaguely tengu-like monster in the Monster Rancher series

People

• Raiden Tameemon, born Seki Tarokichi (1767 - 1825), a sumo wrestler

Miscellanea

• Raijin, also called Raiden, a god of thunder and lightning in Japanese mythology
• Mitsubishi J2M "Raiden", a Japanese World War II fighter aircraft
• Gwen Raiden, a minor recurring character on the TV series Angel
• AMD Raiden, codename for a project by Advanced Micro Devices concerning client computing
• Trainbots, a team of Autobots that can form Raiden
• Raiden (film), a 1928 film directed by Shozo Makino

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Raiden
Developer(s)	Seibu Kaihatsu
Publisher(s)	Fabtek
Release date(s)	1990 TurboGrafx-CD  April 2, 1992
Genre(s)	shooter
System(s)	Arcade, Commodore Amiga, Atari Jaguar, Atari Lynx, MS-DOS, TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-CD, FM Towns, PlayStation, Sega Genesis, SNES, Mobile
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Followed by	Raiden II

This is the first game in the Raiden series. For other games in the series see the Raiden category.

Raiden (雷電, raiden) is a shooter released in arcades in September 1990 by Fabtek. Its success led to it being ported to several systems, and receiving multiple sequels.

Story

In the year 2090, Earth has suddenly become the target of deranged aliens. Following the invasion, a new cutting-edge weapon, the Raiden Supersonic Attack Fighter, based on the destroyed alien craft, is created for humanity's hope for survival.

Gameplay

The formula of the game is simple and typical for the era of this game. The player pilots the "Raiden Supersonic Attack Fighter" through waves of enemies, and several levels. There are two types of weapons, and the player can collect several powerups for them to make them stronger. There are bomb and missile powerups as well as collectible medals which add to the score. The game is comprised of 8 stages with mass amounts of enemies for a challenging pacing.

After defeating the Stage 8 boss, the first mission will be completed, and a 1 million point mission clear bonus is received. When each mission starts, it will start back to Stage 1. This time around, enemies shoot faster and at a more rapid rate.

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Trivia

• The title in Japanese translates to "Thunder And Lightning". Rai means thunder, and den means lightning. The closest English approximation of the pronunciation is /RHY-den/, not /RAY-den/.

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Raiden
Developer(s)	Seibu Kaihatsu
Publisher(s)	Fabtek Arcade Atari Jaguar Acer DOS Amiga Telegames Atari Lynx Hudson Soft PC-Engine TurboGrafx 16 Micronet Sega Mega Drive Sega Genesis Electro Brain Super Nintendo Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation
Release date	Arcade: 1990 PC-Engine: November 22, 1991 (JP) TurboGrafx 16: 1991 (NA) Super Nintendo: 1991 (NA) Sega Genesis: 1993 (NA) Atari Jaguar: 1994 (NA) PlayStation: January 26, 1995 (NA) Atari Lynx: 1997 (NA)
Genre	Vertical Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)	Single player 2 player Cooperative
Age rating(s)	N/A Arcade DOS Amiga Atari Lynx PC-Engine TubroGrafx 16 Sega Mega Drive Sega Genesis Super Nintendo Atari Jaguar Mobile phone ESRB: K-A PlayStation
Platform(s)	Arcade DOS Amiga Atari Lynx PC-Engine TurboGrafx 16 Sega Mega Drive Sega Genesis Super Nintendo Atari Jaguar PlayStation Mobile phone
Media	HuCard PC-Engine TurboGrafx 16 Compact disc PlayStation
Input	Arcade: 8-Way Joystick, 2 Buttons Turbo Pad Turbo Tap Sega Genesis Controller Super Nintendo Controller Atari Jaguar Controller PlayStation Controller
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Gameplay

Items

When specific enemies are destroyed on the screen, the following items appear:

• Shot Item

For shots, by continuously obtaining the item already loaded onboard. the power is increased up to a levels. (Bonus points are accumulated when the item already onboard at its maximum power level is obtained again.)

• Vulcan

Standard-equipped shots. When the power is increased, enemies can be shot in wide-range.

• Laser

Shoots with enormous power in the forward direction. When the power is increased. the shots become wide range.

• Missile Item

For missiles, by continuously obtaining the item already loaded onboard, the power is increased up to four levels. Bonus points are accumulated when the item already on board at its maximum power level is obtained again.

• Nuclear

When the enemy is hit, this missile blows up and applies large damage. The blow and the missile count increases when the power increases.

• Homing

This is a missile which chases the tail end of the enemy craft. The homing function improves when the power increases.

• Bomber Items

The bomber is used from the last obtained bomber (on the center screen) first. When starting or restarting the game, 3 bombers or dispersion bombers are loaded on the craft. The craft can carry up to 7 bombers. If another bomber is obtained when the craft already has 7 bombers loaded, bonus points are accumulated.

• Bomber

Makes a large explosion, and explodes the enemy crafts and enemy bullets for a certain amount of time. The power is significant, but the disadvantages are that there is a time lag until the explosion, and the attack range is narrow. It is useful to get players out of tight spots in certain situations.

• Fairy

The fairy is hidden somewhere, and the fairy appears by shooting at a certain point on the screen. When the fairy is obtained, it will help the player when the craft is damaged, by giving you a power-up item. This fairy cannot be hit by the player's shots, so even don't worry about the fairy turning into a ten-point shot and disappearing.

• Full Power-Up

This appears under certain conditions, and when obtained, the shots and missiles will reach maximum power. 100,0000 bonus points are awarded when this item is obtained when the player already has maximum power.

• Medal

When a medal is obtained, bonus points are obtained. When a level is completed, the number of medals multiplied by the remaining bombers becomes the level completion bonus.

• Miracles

Miracles appear instead of medals, and become 10,000 bonus points.

Gallery

Atari Lynx Boxart	PC-Engine Boxart	TurboGrafx 16 Boxart	Sega Genesis Boxart
Super Nintendo Boxart	Atari Jaguar Boxart	PlayStation Boxart

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