<s>
is	O
a	O
1996	B-Application
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
game	O
by	O
Seibu	O
Kaihatsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Raiden	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
Dive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
prologue	O
of	O
Raiden	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2	I-Application
hints	O
at	O
a	O
plot	O
from	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raiden	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2	I-Application
indicates	O
that	O
its	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Raiden	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
five	O
available	O
fighter	O
craft	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
Laser	O
and	O
a	O
Missile	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
a	O
particular	O
machine	O
's	O
settings	O
,	O
ships	O
from	O
the	O
earlier	O
Seibu	O
Kaihatsu	O
titles	O
Raiden	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Viper	B-Application
Phase	I-Application
1	I-Application
can	O
be	O
chosen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Raiden	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
1996	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
that	O
two	O
week	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
