Raiden has a long and storied history as a vertical shooter in arcades, but now developer MOSS has announced a Super Stardust HD -style makeover for the series, which will see it adopt a twin-stick format. Due out in Japan on 31st October, there’s no word on a Western release just yet, but we’d be surprised if it didn’t make its way overseas eventually. According to a Gematsu translation of the game’s website , there’ll be an Arcade Mode in the final release, with up to six stages.
There’ll also be an Unlimited option for those looking to dominate the leaderboards. It sounds like quite a straight-forward package in terms of content, but the real value here will be the eye-watering action, we assume. There’s a trailer embedded above which should give you an idea of what to expect.
But if you can’t wait for a Western release of this game, various versions of Raiden 3 , Raiden 4 , and Raiden 5 are all available right now on the PS5 and PS4 – and they come highly recommended. They could have just made a traditional schmup. Why’d they go and ruin it? FYI Raiden I is also available on PS4 as part of Hamster's Arcade Archive series.
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