Raiden IV media blowout

by Majed Athab { May 28th 2009 at 10:30PM }

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Fans of shmups will be happy to know Raiden IV will be hitting Xbox 360s very soon. It's coming in August, to be exact, and bringing with it some nice pseudo-3D visuals, online support and exclusive content not found in the arcade version.

To celebrate, we have the official box art, some screen shots and a plethora of artwork to check out below. Make sure you watch the debut trailer after the break, too!

Gallery: Raiden IV

Tags: raiden, raiden-iv, shmup, shmups, trailers, ufo-interactive

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

nbdyz @ May 28th 2009 10:45PM

Let the ass kickings begin...

Jcarpio @ May 28th 2009 11:18PM

Part of summer of arcade 2009 edition?

jak33 @ May 28th 2009 11:39PM

wait, this is retail? i love raiden games but we need a xbla version of the series

dead @ May 28th 2009 11:45PM

Glad to see this but I can't even seem to find Raiden Fighters Collection on the shelf anywhere. Preordering is practically a must with titles like these.

Tonicboy @ May 29th 2009 12:56AM

I can't condone it, but sometimes BitTorrent can be a real blessing for hard-to-find titles.

Jose @ May 29th 2009 2:41PM

I just picked up Raiden: Fighter Aces @ ebgames.com for $19.99 plus shipping last week. This has the original 3 Raiden games. Take a look there if you're still trying to find the game.

Tonicboy @ May 29th 2009 12:55AM

What are the "pseudo-3D" visuals? Did they throw in some CG cutscenes or something?

SolidPunisher @ May 29th 2009 1:47AM

i would pay like 12.00 for an arcade version but 60.00 might be too much.
the game looks extremely fun though.

Tim @ May 29th 2009 11:22AM

Is Raiden IV bullet hell? This might get me sold on a 360.

captainprotonx @ Jun 1st 2009 2:27PM

One of the first games I had on the Playstation in 1996 was the Raiden Collection.

This sure brought back memories of those early days. Glad I still have that game. =)

I wouldn't call this franchise history changing though. Radiant Silvergun, Einhander, and even the 194X games really defined history in this genre. But Raiden does sit up there with Mars Matrix and Ikaruga as Bullet Hell icons. Layer Section too?