Raiden (series)

Raiden
Developers	Seibu Kaihatsu (1990-1995) MOSS (2005–present day)
Publishers	Seibu Kaihatsu Fabtek Taito MOSS
Platforms	Arcade, Atari Falcon, Atari Jaguar, Atari Lynx, MS-DOS, PC Engine, PlayStation, Mobile phone, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Platform of origin	Arcade
Spin-offs	Raiden Fighters

Raiden (雷電, Raiden^?) is a scrolling shooter and 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, which has been 26 months at the top 10 in the charts. It was ported for the PlayStation as The Raiden Project, and other ports, including Amiga, Atari Jaguar, TurboGrafx-16 (in HuCard and Super CD-ROM² format, the latter version titled Super Raiden), Atari Lynx, Super NES, PC, Mega Drive/Genesis and 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. from 2005 until the present. all Raiden games have been on various Taito boards (Taito Type X).

In each installment, there is a threat to humanity posed by the invasion of Earth by an alien race known as the Cranassians. In the wake of the Cranassian invasion, the World Alliance Military must launch a daring counter-attack with their powerful weapon, a Raiden supersonic attack fighter, for the future of humanity. In most of the Raiden games, the Cranassians have a red crystal that holds many powers and is the final boss. The first two Raiden installments had eight stages, and if all stages are completed, a mission clear bonus is given and the players will start another mission. The third installment has seven stages and no new mission.

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