| Raiden | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Vertical-scrolling shooter |
| Developer(s) | Seibu Kaihatsu MOSS |
| Publisher(s) | Seibu Kaihatsu MOSS UFO Interactive Games |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Atari Falcon, Atari Jaguar, Atari Lynx, MS-DOS, PC Engine, PlayStation, Mobile phone, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
| First release | Raiden April 1990 |
| Latest release | Raiden IV X MIKADO remix May 6th 2021 |
| Spin-offs | Raiden Fighters Viper Phase 1 |
Raiden[a] is a series of arcade games by Seibu Kaihatsu initially available in arcades in Japan and later distributed to other countries by Fabtek and other arcade game manufacturers.
The game that began the franchise was Raiden. It was ported for the PlayStation as The Raiden Project. In the 1990s, it was ported to various home computers and game consoles of the time. Later ports were released on mobile phones.
Seibu Kaihatsu developed the Raiden games and its related spin-offs from 1990 until 1998. The license of Raiden was later purchased by MOSS in 2005. Raiden III and Raiden IV have been developed on various Taito boards (Taito Type X series), while Raiden V is the first game in the series to be released first on a home console (the Xbox One) and never have an arcade release. A Raiden Fighters Remix collection is confirmed and currently under development.[1]
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