Release Date: February 25, 2016
The fifth official installment in a series of classic, scrolling top-down shooters. Raiden V was created by MOSS - a Japanese developer in possession of the rights to the franchise since 2005. Similar to the previous installments, the plot presents a great war between humans and Cranassian - an alien civilization that has attacked the Earth. The player has to face the invaders, assuming the role of a pilot.
Raiden V for PC, PS4 and XONE is the fifth full-fledged installment in a legendary series of scrolling shooters played from a top-down view and considered one of the main representatives of the shmup genre. Again, the game was created by MOSS - a Japanese developer in possession of the rights to the franchise since 2005. The game was released exclusively for Xbox One, almost on the 25th anniversary of the original release – Raiden debuted in September, 1990 on the popular, arcade machines.
As usual, the plot here is centered around a great war against the Cranassian – an alien civilization that has attacked the Earth, aiming to obtain the planet's inherent power sources in the form of mysterious crystals. Taking part in the key phase of the conflict, the player assumes the role of a character chosen in order to save the planet - one can choose from among five persons: an American or a British male, as well as a Romanian, Portugese or a German female. Each character has different appearance, biography, interests and personality.
Before the adventure begins, the player chooses one of the three fighter planes available (Japanese, French or American) and goes through the entire campaign in the machine chosen. The planes differ in basic statistics and weaponry. The game does not bring any significant changes to the formula established by the previous installments, introducing only several lesser improvements to combat mechanics or the system of upgrading the weapons. As usual, the player has three kinds of cannons at their disposal in combat, and those allow for continuous fire, shooting in bursts and launching rockets. Each cannon can be gradually upgraded alongside progression up to the level 10. Obviously, points are earned through eliminating both enemy aircrafts and ground targets. The player scores more through being fast in shooting the enemies down and performing combo kills.
Raiden V for PC, PS4 and XONE offers eight extensive levels set one after another in Manhattan, Middle East, France, England, above an ocean, on the territory of a weapon-producing company, in a space station and finally, on the planet inhabited by the Cranassian. Traditionally, a difficult boss fight awaits the player at the end of each level. At the end of the campaign, the player can face the most powerful of the bosses – the Divine Rampart. To face him however, the player has to meet certain requirements throughout the playthrough.
Similar to Raiden IV for Xbox 360, the online component plays an important part here, which was complemented with extensive player rankings. The Cheer System is an important innovation thanks to which, the player can join a game in progress to enjoy the co-op experience by one push of a button.
In terms of technicalities, Raiden V for PC, PS4 and XONE prolongs the tradition established by the classics of the genre, though the game offers high-resolution visuals and an entire set of special effects. As a result, the game resembles the previous installments when it comes to the atmosphere. The player observes the action in a square-shaped panel in the center of the screen. Different, additional information appear on the sides - these include mainly various statistics, the minimap and the weapon selection panel.
Platforms:
PC Windows October 10, 2017
PlayStation 4 October 10, 2017
Xbox One February 25, 2016
Nintendo Switch July 25, 2019
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System Requirements for Raiden V: Director's Cut Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 8800 GT or better, 6 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/10.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 460 or better, 6 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/10.
Game Ratings for Raiden V: Director's Cut Video Game.
Gaming Nexus: 8.5 / 10 by Russell Archey
It had been a while since I last played a Raiden game and Raiden V: Director's Cut was pretty enjoyable after reacquainting myself with the series, my eyesight issues aside. The fact you can beat the game on any difficulty can seem a tad off putting, but this is actually a good concept for newer players so they can experience the story then increase the difficulty when they start to improve so they can get a better ending. That combined with the boss challenges give quite a bit of replayability to the game and being able to take things a stage at a time makes it great to play in short bursts. Overall a pretty good entry for the series.
Saving Content: 4 / 5 by Scott Ellison II
Raiden V: Director’s Cut is very accessible for those who have yet to play a shoot’em up, and while the series is known to be rather challenging, the many difficulties it offers will ease players of any skill level right in. And those looking for a high level of challenge will still find it here, as the hardcore nature of the game has not been diluted. The story is mostly forgettable, but the way it gets presented during gameplay is a huge step forward for the genre. Raiden V: Director’s Cut is simply a must have.
PS4Blog.net: 8 / 10
Raiden V: Director's Cut is a very fun and fast-paced shoot ‘em up on PS4 that fans of the genre, and fans of the Raiden franchise, are going to love. There's a lot of content to enjoy in this one and plenty of replayability thanks to the different routes available for each stage, and trophy hunters will end up spending even more time with the game if they want to unlock every single trophy in the list. Raiden V: Director's Cut is the definite version of the game and a welcome addition to the PlayStation 4 library, and you should play it today!
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