Recent reviews by CarlRaven91

After the arcade release in 2007, Raiden IV is now available to us, but this time with the Overkill Edition!

As always, I've grown up with the Raiden series, with the first game I played being the original Raiden back in 1990.

Now, the differences between this and Raiden III Digital Edition, which I also own:

1. Achievements! Yes, they're now available.

2. Missed that arcing purple laser from Raiden II and DX? Well, you'll be glad to know it's back! You can pick between that or the Plasma Laser, which is the third weapon seen in Raiden III, before starting a game.

3. New game mode, called Overkill mode. I'll be editing this when I learn more about it.

Bonuses included with the game include the soundtrack (with some classic songs from Raiden II, but remixed), and a secret PDF file containing all the concept art in the game, though it's in Japanese.

Highly worth it if you're into Shmups, and the Raiden series!

I've grown up playing the Raiden games back in the arcades, and that brings back many memories!

After the arcade release in 2005, Raiden III is finally on PC! I remember I would spend some cash to play this, and boy, is it hard!

With the digital release, you can choose to play the regular arcade mode, all 7 levels! There's also Score Attack mode, in which you try to set the highest score in a level, Boss Attack, in which you fight all the bosses of each level.

If you find the game too hard, don't be afraid to turn down the difficulty. You can also set the maximum amount of lives as well as the amount of bombs you start with!

Another good thing about this is that the soundtrack is also included with the game!

The only downsides of the game are that there aren't any achievements and you can only play in one resolution. There are trading cards though.

Overall, what a wonderful game, and now I don't have to go to an arcade to play this! I'll be getting Raiden IV: Overkill soon.