View Full Version : Raiden III, anyone?
Captain Wrong
12-08-2005, 09:02 AM
Anyone pick this up? What's the verdict?
Not yet, I'm waiting for the European release (http://www.505gamestreet.it/tab_scheda.htm?id=90).
Xexyz
12-08-2005, 09:46 AM
http://forum.shmups.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5297&highlight=raiden+iii
Praiseful and disappointing views can be found from this link. The general view is that the game is solid and keeps the feel of the origional Raiden's, but at the same time, it's too generic. Plenty of gripes on the uber fast bullet spreads as well. And the biggest complaint seems to be that it was a Taito Type-X game. So far all Type-X shmups have looked rather drab. The backgrounds are bland and uninteresting.
s1lence
12-08-2005, 02:30 PM
Is it import only??
TurboGenesis
12-08-2005, 03:10 PM
I think Raiden III is great. Sure its not a Cave manic shootie or anything like it today but it is kind of a throwback to what shooties used to be. The graphics are nice and smooth and play control is solid(Raiden flies a bit slower than what is around these days) - this ain't no Giga Wing Generations! If you like CLASSIC Raiden shooties then pick this up. Too many people expect everything to be like Cave or Psikyo and forget what a traditional shootie is about. You know, where sniper tanks AIM at you instead of throwing some manic bullet pattern for you to weave through.
Its a damn shame that this game has no plans to be ported to the US market. Raiden had such a strong showing in the US in both the arcade and console. Even the Fighters series had a decent showing in the US.
roushimsx
12-08-2005, 04:59 PM
You know, I've got this and only played it like...once. :(
I'll really have to find some time to really dump into this sucker at some point, because I'm a whore for a good Raiden-like shmup (even if they are by default way inferior to Shienryu :) ). The conversion seems to have gone a lot smoother than the Gigawing Generations Arcade->PS2 port.