THE RAIDEN PROJECT
Official Title  The Raiden Project
Common Title  The Raiden Project
Serial Number(s)  SLES-00051
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Shooter 

Developer  Seibu Kaihatsu
Publisher  Ocean
Date Released  12 November 1995
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLES-00051
Serial Number In Disc SLES-00051
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 1
( 1 Data Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover
  •  5013156900037  - 
     

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English
Menus and gameplay are in English.

The Raiden Project features two vertically scrolling arcade shooters on one disc: Raiden and Raiden II. Raiden takes place in 2090, a time when Earth is under attack by hordes of alien "exobiological beings, a race of technologically advanced creatures from a distant galaxy." To combat this threat, the world's top scientists, engineers and otherwise brilliant people have replicated a super high-altitude fighter/bomber from the remains of a downed alien vessel. This new ship is called Raiden (aka Lightning Thunderbolt), and you are its pilot.

There are eight missions in Raiden: Tranquil Countryside, In the City, On the High Seas, Mysterious Ruins, Enemy's Earth Base, Floating Continent, Space Station and Enemy Space Battleship. As you fly over the various areas, you must fire at airborne and ground-based enemies, some of which release ammunition and weapons boosters when shot. Power-up items include Red Vulcan Bullets, Blue Lasers, Nuclear Missiles, Homing Missiles, Thermonuclear Bombs, Blue Sky Fairy (comes to your aid when fighter is destroyed) and Full Power (powers up current weapon to maximum level).

Raiden II, which takes place three years later, is similar to Raiden. It features all of the same weapons and power-ups, plus two advanced ones: Purple Plasma Lasers, which are guidable beams, and Cluster Bombs, which scatter over a large area, destroying everything in range. Missions in this game include: The Rural Zone, Go to Town, Enemy Naval Base, Ruins of the Ancients, Enemy Relay Base, Floating Crystal World, Enormous Galactic Battleship and The Final Target. The Raiden Project is for one or two players (simultaneously). The second player can join in at any time.

  Manufacturer's description:

The Raiden Project contains both arcade hits: Raiden I & Raiden II.

Raiden I: The year is 2090 A.D., the Earth was suddenly and aggressively invaded by aliens from another universe. As the fierce battle continues, the world's allied resistance recruited all of the top engineers to examine and evaluate a partially destroyed enemy fighter plane. As a result -- Raiden (meaning Thunderbolt) -- a super, high-altitude fighter-bomber was created. However, being so superior in performance, maneuverability and technology, they were only able to find two pilots who were capable of flying and controlling such a plane in battle. Now, the fate of the Earth is in the hands of these two fighter pilots.

Raiden II: For a period, the enemy was weakened and did not attack. Now, after 3 years, with replenished strength and supplies, an ever more severe battle breaks out. Gradually, the Earth begins to lose control. In order to break the state of war, the world's allied resistance has created an even more powerful Raiden II, equipped with amazing new weapons - the Plasma Laser and Cluster Bombs. The future of human kind now rests on the outcome of a battle with no bounds.

Game Play: The Raiden Project is a classic arcade shooter. Raiden I and Raiden II each have eight levels. Players can arm themselves with eight different weapons: Red vulcan bullets, Blue laser, Nuclear missiles, Homing missiles, Thermonuclear bombs, Full power, Blue sky fairy, Purple plasma lasers and Cluster bombs.

Key Game Elements:
  • The hot arcade favorite can now be played at home
  • Play either Raiden I or Raiden II
  • A variety of screen modes: Vertical, wide-screen Panorama and Horizontal
  • 4 different difficulty modes: Captain, Major, Colonel or the mega-challenging General
  • Adjustable credit/life limit and Start Back Mode
  • A sound Remix Mode featuring all-new sound and music allows you to enjoy the original coin-op sound effects


  Features:
  • Third person perspective
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCI-FI & Futuristic themes.
Number Of Players  1 or 2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Digital Controller compatible only )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v.2.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL2 GPU Core 2.0.0 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 5 (GLSlang Files (gpuPeteOGL2-slv/slf))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.2.0.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe CDRom Plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Move plane -  D-Pad
  Fire standard guns & enhanced weaponry -  Square, L1 or L2 Button
  Rapid fire -  Triangle Button
  Drop bombs -  Circle or X Button
  Pause / unpause -  Start Button
  Display interception menu -  Select Button

 

 MISC CODES:
 Extra Options: While playing hold -  L1 + L2 + R1 + R2
  Free Play: At the main menu choose Adjust Settings, then highlight Credit Limit and press -  Square + Circle + Triangle + X
  Infinite continues: During the game over countdown, press -  Select.

 
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 - Disc Covers
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 NTSC-J:
  • Raiden Project [SLPS-00013]   
     
  • Raiden Project [Playstation the Best] [SLPS-91002]   
     
  • Raiden Project [Playstation the Best] [Reprint] [SLPS-91144]   
     
  • Arcade Hits - Raiden [Major Wave] [SLPM-86613]   
     
 NTSC-U:
  • The Raiden Project [SCUS-94402]   
     

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