Raiden 3 Overview
Raiden 3 Free Download for PC is a revival of the classic Raiden series of scrolling shooter games. It was developed by the Japanese company MOSS with some assistance and license by Seibu Kaihatsu which produced Raiden and Raiden II, and published in Japan by Taito in 2005. It has also been published in the US by UFO Interactive Games, in Europe by 505 Games, and in China by Soft-World International Corporation. The Windows version was re-released internationally on download services in 2014.
After a franchise hiatus of over 11 years following the release of Raiden DX, set in a universe different from all previous games and updated with a new look and feel. Raiden III is the first to use a new Taito Type X arcade system developed by Taito, instead of conventional arcade systems. New concepts are introduced, which includes a «new 3D scrolling system» that involves the camera pointing down normal to the player while the scenery moves in three dimensions: climbing, descending, and sometimes moving vertically. The blue Laser concept is more like a beam, instead of the ones seen in prior instalments.
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Plot
Little is known about the game's storyline, other than the fact that Earth has been overrun by aliens. It is suggested through similar ship design and flight patterns that the aliens are the Cranassians of the previous games. Raiden 3 Download free Full Version.
Gameplay
Players once again take control of the famous Raiden Supersonic Attack Fighter, red for player 1 and blue for player 2 as usual; there are no selectable ships. Two player mode is enhanced by an exclusive new attack: a beam that is usable whenever one player lines up in front of the other.
In Double play mode, both players share the live and bomb stocks, and without continue. In PlayStation 2, both players can be played from the same controller.
Scoring
Scoring is straightforward, with inconsequential special bonuses: a multiplier up to 2 (displayed on screen) to the normal value of enemies if they are destroyed quickly after they appear, collecting medals and fairies (see below), destroying «secret» targets, collecting excess powerups.
Flashshot multiplier bonus is obtained by quickly destroying an enemy that appears on screen (up to 2.0). The speed of multiplier decreasing depends on enemy type.
In and 2-player mode, a win bonus score is added to the player with the most kills at the end of stage.
Levels
There are in total 7 levels, the first three set on Earth and the last four in space. Level design is related to prior Raiden games: the first three levels are particularly close to previous games, with the first based on the original Raiden; the bosses are also similar to those in the corresponding levels of Raiden II and Raiden DX. Raiden 3 Game free Download Full Version. Raiden 3 game free Download for PC Full Version.
While Raiden, Raiden II and Raiden DX give a 1,000,000 points mission clear bonus and loop back to the first level, Raiden III ends with an animation without looping.
Fighters
The only choice is the «Fighting Thunder ME-02»(Raiden mk-II and Raiden mk-IIb) fighters, which are colored red and blue to represent players 1 and 2, or both in dual or double play mode.
Player's ships have smaller hitbox as found in Raiden Fighters series. Raiden 3 Free Download Torrent.
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