<s>
is	O
a	O
1990	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Seibu	O
Kaihatsu	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
conceived	O
after	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Duke	I-Application
,	O
Seibu	O
Kaihatsu	O
's	O
prior	O
title	O
,	O
failed	O
to	O
sell	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
expected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Seibu	O
doubted	O
Raiden	B-Application
's	O
success	O
,	O
it	O
managed	O
to	O
sell	O
17,000	O
arcade	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
helping	O
to	O
recuperate	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
investments	O
through	O
word-of-mouth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Raiden	B-Application
,	O
several	O
sequels	O
and	O
related	O
games	O
were	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raiden	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
computers	O
and	O
various	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
in	O
the	O
early	O
to	O
mid	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
several	O
compilations	O
and	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|left|Arcade	O
version	O
screenshot.Raiden	O
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
consisting	O
of	O
eight	O
stages	O
of	O
increasing	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collectible	O
items	O
include	O
bombs	B-Device
,	O
which	O
cancel	O
out	O
enemy	O
fire	O
and	O
deal	O
damage	O
over	O
a	O
wide	O
area	O
;	O
weapon	O
power-ups	O
;	O
and	O
score-increasing	O
medals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
during	O
a	O
gameplay	O
session	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
unless	O
players	O
insert	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Raiden	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2090	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
species	O
of	O
alien	O
lifeforms	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Crystals	O
invaded	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
graphic	O
designer	O
and	O
current	O
MOSS	O
CEO	O
Toshinobu	O
Komazawa	O
,	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Duke	I-Application
gave	O
Seibu	O
Kaihatsu	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
begin	O
developing	O
Raiden	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
former	O
did	O
not	O
sell	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Seibu	O
had	O
hoped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
recoup	O
the	O
costs	O
of	O
developing	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Duke	I-Application
,	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Komazawa	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Raiden	B-Application
had	O
a	O
negative	O
outlook	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
earnest	O
beginning	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
genre	O
was	O
"	O
relatively	O
inexpensive	O
to	O
produce	O
"	O
games	O
for	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
increasing	O
in	O
popularity	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seibu	O
took	O
production	O
notes	O
from	O
the	O
overseas	O
market	O
,	O
borrowing	O
ideas	O
from	O
popular	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Capcom	O
's	O
1942	B-Application
,	O
Xevious	B-Application
from	O
Namco	O
,	O
and	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
by	O
Toaplan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
production	O
of	O
Raiden	B-Application
was	O
led	O
by	O
Seibu	O
Kaihatsu	O
president	O
Hitoshi	O
Hamada	O
,	O
while	O
Tetsuya	O
Kawaguchi	O
served	O
as	O
its	O
designer	O
and	O
programmer	O
K	O
.	O
Kondo	O
and	O
S	O
.	O
Mori	O
were	O
the	O
other	O
programmers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Raiden	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Akira	O
Sato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Raiden/Raiden	O
II	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
INH	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
Raiden	B-Application
(	O
Arcade	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Raiden	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
(	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
)	O
,	O
Raiden	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
Arcade	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
)	O
and	O
Raiden	B-Application
DX	I-Application
(	O
Arcade	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
extras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Release	O
and	O
ports	O
Raiden	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
April	O
1990	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
conversion	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
A.I	O
Company	O
and	O
first	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
22	O
November	O
1991	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
by	O
NEC	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Imagitec	O
Design	O
,	O
then	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
December	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
port	O
was	O
coded	O
by	O
Nigel	O
'	O
Freddy	O
 '	O
Conroy	O
,	O
Steve	O
Cullen	O
and	O
Martin	O
Randall	O
,	O
and	O
spearheaded	O
by	O
Martin	O
Hooley	O
at	O
Imagitec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
visual	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
conversion	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
full-screen	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
port	O
include	O
support	O
only	O
for	O
FM	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
handheld	B-Application
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
BlueSky	O
Software	O
and	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
across	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
Telegames	O
,	O
long	O
after	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
's	O
commercial	O
lifespan	O
had	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
release	O
was	O
titled	O
Raiden	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
(	O
"	O
Legend	O
of	O
Raiden	B-Application
"	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
both	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
ports	O
were	O
given	O
the	O
name	O
Raiden	B-Application
Trad	O
across	O
all	O
regions	O
(	O
"	O
Trad	O
"	O
being	O
an	O
abbreviation	O
of	O
tradition	O
,	O
an	O
alternative	O
meaning	O
of	O
densetsu	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
by	O
UbiSoft	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
multi-game	O
licensing	O
deal	O
with	O
Bignet	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Raiden	B-Application
Super	O
Raiden	B-Application
is	O
a	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
HuCard	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
main	O
article	O
:	O
The	O
Raiden	B-Application
ProjectBoth	O
the	O
original	O
Raiden	B-Application
and	O
Raiden	B-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Raiden	I-Device
Project	I-Device
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Project	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Raiden	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
by	O
HAMSTER	O
Corporation	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
for	O
their	O
Arcade	O
Hits	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
store	O
,	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Re-releases	O
Raiden	B-Application
was	O
first	O
adapted	O
on	O
mobile	O
phones	O
by	O
Com2uS	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2012	O
compilation	O
Raiden	B-Application
Legacy	O
by	O
DotEmu	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
PCs	B-Device
and	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raiden	B-Application
Legacy	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Raiden	B-Application
Fighters	O
sub-series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
late	O
1993	O
to	O
be	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
Imagitec	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
,	O
but	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
former	O
Imagitec	O
employee	O
on	O
an	O
Amiga-dedicated	O
internet	B-Application
forum	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
left	O
unreleased	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
newer	O
systems	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
version	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
Imagitec	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Falcon	I-Device
,	O
announced	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Aggregate	O
scores	O
Aggregator	O
Scores	O
SMD/GEN	B-Operating_System
TG-16	B-General_Concept
SNES	B-Application
PCE	O
SCD-ROM²	O
JAG	B-Device
DOS	B-Application
Lynx	B-General_Concept
Mobile	O
GameRankings	O
50%	O
57.50	O
%	O
60%	O
72%	O
Review	O
scores	O
Publication	O
Scores	O
SMD/GEN	B-Operating_System
TG-16	B-General_Concept
SNES	B-Application
PCE	O
SCD-ROM²	O
JAG	B-Device
DOS	B-Application
Lynx	B-General_Concept
Mobile	O
ASM	O
4/12	O
8/12	O
AllGame	O
AGH	O
5/10	O
9/10	O
Atari	O
ST	O
User	O
40%	O
Beep	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	O
release	O
of	O
Raiden	B-Application
did	O
not	O
make	O
as	O
much	O
money	O
initially	O
,	O
with	O
Komazawa	O
attributing	O
this	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
underpowered	O
hardware	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
flashy	O
visuals	O
to	O
draw	O
players	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
the	O
title	O
on	O
their	O
1	O
July	O
1990	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
outperforming	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Trigon	B-Application
and	O
Columns	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
November	O
and	O
December	O
1990	O
,	O
weekly	O
coin	O
drop	O
earnings	O
averaged	O
$194.25	O
per	O
arcade	O
unit.Raiden	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
2010	O
book	O
1001	O
Video	O
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
Before	O
You	O
Die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JaguarElectronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
version	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
them	O
described	O
Raiden	B-Application
as	O
"	O
above	O
average	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
mediocre	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
ship	O
moves	O
too	O
slow	O
,	O
enemy	O
fire	O
often	O
blends	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
background	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
subpar	O
given	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
similarly	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
outdated	O
,	O
the	O
ship	O
moves	O
too	O
slow	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
do	O
not	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
snoozer	O
like	O
Raiden	B-Application
just	O
seems	O
out	O
of	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
powerful	O
system	O
like	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
has	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
22,000	O
copies	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
as	O
of	O
1	O
April	O
1995	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
unknown	O
how	O
many	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
total	O
during	O
its	O
lifetime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Raiden	B-Application
resulted	O
in	O
several	O
sequels	O
and	O
spin-offs	O
across	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seibu	O
Kaihatsu	O
developed	O
the	O
Raiden	B-Application
games	O
until	O
they	O
went	O
bankrupt	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
