Raiden

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

Box artwork for Raiden.

Raiden
Developer(s)	Seibu Kaihatsu
Publisher(s)	Fabtek
Year released	1990
System(s)	Arcade, Commodore Amiga, Atari Jaguar, Atari Lynx, DOS, TurboGrafx-16, FM Towns, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Sega Genesis, SNES, Mobile
Followed by	Raiden II
Series	Raiden, Arcade Archives

Genre(s)	Shooter
Modes	Single player, multiplayer

Super Raiden
Developer(s)	AI
Publisher(s)	Hudson Soft
Year released	1992
System(s)	TurboGrafx-CD

Arcade Archives Raiden
Developer(s)	Seibu Kaihatsu
Publisher(s)	Hamster Corporation
Year released	2021
System(s)	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
Rating(s)

Raiden (雷電, lit. Raiden) is a vertical shooter developed by Seibu Kaihatsu, and originally released as an arcade game in September 1990 by Fabtek. The game's success led to it being ported to several systems, and receiving multiple sequels.

Story

In the futuristic year of 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 a destroyed alien craft, is created for humanity's hope for survival.

Gameplay

The mechanics of the game are simple and typical for the era of which the game was released in. The player pilots the Raiden Supersonic Attack Fighter through waves of enemies, and several stages. There are two types of weapons, and the player can collect several power-ups for them to make them stronger. There are bomb and missile power-ups as well as collectible medals which add to the player's score. The game is comprised of 8 stages with mass amounts of enemies for a challenging pacing.

After defeating the Stage 8 boss, the 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.

Table of Contents

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Gameplay

• Controls
• Enemies
• Power-ups

Appendices

• Cheats
• Versions
• Trophies

Walkthrough

1. Stage 1
2. Stage 2
3. Stage 3
4. Stage 4
5. Stage 5
6. Stage 6
7. Stage 7
8. Stage 8

Trivia

• The title in Japanese translates to "Thunder and Lightning". Rai means thunder, and den means lightning. The correct English pronunciation of the game's title is "RHY-den", not "RAY-den".

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Raiden series

• Raiden
• II
• DX
• III
• IV
• V

Spin-offs:

• Viper Phase
• Raiden Fighters
• 2
• Jet

Compilation(s):

• The Raiden Project
• Raiden Fighters Aces
• Raiden Legacy