<s>
The	B-Device
Raiden	I-Device
Project	I-Device
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
simply	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
games	O
Raiden	B-Application
and	O
Raiden	B-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
console	O
release	O
of	O
Raiden	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
unlike	O
previous	O
ports	O
,	O
these	O
versions	O
are	O
based	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	O
originals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Project	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Raiden	B-Application
was	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	O
store	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
either	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
or	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	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
race	O
of	O
collective	O
alien	O
lifeforms	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Crystals	O
made	O
Earth	O
a	O
target	O
of	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Raiden	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
three	O
years	O
have	O
passed	O
since	O
the	O
Crystals	O
were	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
Raiden	B-Application
fighters	O
,	O
engaging	O
enemies	O
and	O
dodging	O
their	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
animation	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
rendering	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
taking	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
stage	O
boss	O
from	O
Raiden	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raiden	B-Device
Project	I-Device
includes	O
a	O
Horizontal	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
especially	O
praised	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Raiden	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
generally	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Raiden	B-Application
had	O
become	O
dated	O
and	O
that	O
Raiden	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
more	O
challenging	O
and	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
complained	O
of	O
slowdown	O
in	O
the	O
two-player	O
mode	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
The	B-Device
Raiden	I-Device
Project	I-Device
is	O
"	O
closer	O
to	O
where	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
than	O
where	O
they	O
're	O
going	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Raiden	B-Device
Project	I-Device
is	O
a	O
solid	O
indicator	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
ability	O
to	O
manipulate	O
sprites	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
will	O
find	O
a	O
welcome	O
home	O
with	O
early	O
adopters	O
.	O
</s>
