Raiden Dx

PlayStation · 1997 · JP

Also known as: Raiden DX (JP)

Seibu Kaihatsu Nihon Systems

Publisher: Seibu Kaihatsu · Developer: Nihon Systems

Raiden DX for the PlayStation is an arcade conversion of the same name. It was only released in Japan. The game features similar vertically scrolling shooter gameplay as in its predecessors Raiden and Raiden II. The player controls a jet fighter and blasts his way through various stages which are divided into levels. When destroying buildings and enemies the player can collect power-ups to gain better weapons, bombs, missiles and score extra points. There are three stages, Practice, Novice and Expert. Practice features one level only. Novice features 5 levels and Expert features 8 levels, including remixed versions of the Novice and Practice levels. At the end of each level the player has to defeat a level boss.