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Raiden III (雷電III, Raiden Surī) is a 2005 scrolling shooter video game developed by MOSS, licensed by Seibu Kaihatsu, and published by Taito. It is the fourth game in the Raiden series. Raiden III uses the Taito Type X arcade hardware, giving full 3D graphics to the series for the first time. The game was published in the US by UFO Interactive Games, in Europe by 505 Games, and in China by Soft-World International Corporation.

Raiden III
Japanese PlayStation 2 box art
Developer(s)	MOSS, Seibu Kaihatsu (licensing)
Publisher(s)	MOSS Taito (Japan, PS2) Cyberfront Corporation (Win) Namco Bandai Games Inc. (i-mode, EZweb, YM) UFO Interactive Games (US, PS2) 505 Games (Europe, PS2) Soft-World International Corporation (China, Win) H2 Interactive Co., Ltd. (Steam)
Series	Raiden
Platform(s)	Arcade, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network, i-mode, Yahoo Mobile, EZweb
Release	Arcade WW: 31 March 2005 (Taito Type X) JP: 29 March 2012 (NESiCAxLive) PlayStation 2 JP: 22 September 2005 EU: 6 October 2006 NA: 17 April 2007 Microsoft Windows JP: 17 March 2006 TW: 8 August 2006 WW: 25 September 2014 Mobile phones: JP: 19 April 2006 (i-mode) JP: 5 May 2006 (Yahoo) JP: 15 November 2006 (EZweb) PlayStation Network NA: 1 November 2011
Genre(s)	Vertical scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single player, 2 player Co-op
Arcade system	Taito Type X, Taito NESiCAxLive

Gameplay

Raiden III shares the same mechanics as the previous games in the series, while introducing new mechanics to set it apart from its predecessors. Players are given a new primary weapon, the piercing Proton Laser, and a new missile weapon, the Radar Missile. New mechanics introduced in this game include the Flash Shot multiplier, which increases score the faster an appearing enemy is destroyed, and Double Play, which allows one player to control both ships with one controller. Raiden III is the first game in the series to give the player craft smaller hitboxes. The bombs were changed to deploy instantly and cover the entire screen, as opposed to the earlier games' delayed explosion and smaller area of damage.

The game consists of seven stages of increasing difficulty, with the first three levels taking place on Earth and the last four taking place in space.

Plot

In Raiden III, the Crystals have begun another invasion of Earth. VCD deploys a new model of the Fighting Thunder, the ME-02, to stop the Crystals and save the Earth. The game's ending sequence shows the player's Fighting Thunder craft landing on the wreck of another Fighting Thunder craft, transforming into a Fairy.

Ports

Windows, PlayStation 2 versions

The Windows port of Raiden III was published by Soft-World International corporation. It includes an English translation of the Japanese text. The Windows version was re-released internationally on download services in 2014. The Windows version is a nearly perfect port of the arcade version.

UFO Interactive Games obtained the publishing rights to the PlayStation 2 version of Raiden III and released the game in the US in April 2007.

Mobile phone versions

The Yahoo Mobile, i-mode, EZ-Web versions contain 3 difficulty levels.

Related media

The Flash Desire Raiden III Game Capture DVD

The game capture DVD of Raiden III was released on November 2, 2006. The DVD version contains 120 minutes of footage, while the CD version contains 70 minutes. Its features include:

• Contents 01 - Raiden III Normal Mode Capture Image (Kinomoto will not be in charge of playing; it plays back one-coin capture images of the same work from start to the ending).
• Contents 02 - Raiden III Double Play Mode Capture Image (Hattori will be in charge of playing; it plays back 1 coin capture images of the same work from start to the ending).
• Contents 03 - OUT TAKE (other than the score image which is higher than normal mode main part, wonderful phenomenon and income technique, the user records the opening movie).
• Soundtrack CD (see below)

Game-related Tracks

1. Shoot like lightning (Opening demo)
2. Takeoff with the suffer (Start demo)
3. Lightning strikes (Level 1)
4. Passing pleasures (Boss)
5. Mission accomplishment (Level clear)
6. Electric Resistance (Level 2)
7. Dawn of sorrow (Level 3)
8. A labyrinth of steel (Level 4)
9. Intruder (Level 5)
10. Invisible menace (Level 6)
11. Last fear (Level 7)
12. Fairy (Ending)
13. Game Over for Raiden I (Game over)
14. Carve your name (Name entry)
15. Preparations (PS2 Main menu)

References

External links

• Raiden III at the official Japanese website of Moss
• Taito Raiden III pages: PS2, NESiCAxLive
• Raiden III at Cyber Front's website
• The Flash Desire Raiden III on the INH Group's website
• Raiden III at MobyGames

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