Raiden Trad

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Raiden Trad

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Micronet

Developer: Seibu Kaihatsu,

Micronet

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Release	Date	RRP	Code

Raiden Trad, known as Raiden Densetsu (雷電伝説) in Japan, is a 1991 shoot-'em-up developed and published by Micronet under license from Seibu Kaihatsu for the Sega Mega Drive exclusively in the US and Japan (though other third parties have ported it to various other systems). It is an expanded port of Seibu Kaihatsu's 1990 arcade shoot-'em-up Raiden and the only game in their Raiden series of shoot-'em-ups on a Sega console.

and fire. By default, holding down the button will fire repeatedly but with delay between each shot. By turning on rapidfire in the options, will fire three shots in a row before a short delay ( remains unchanged). drops a bomb, which you have a limited supply of. Powerups are both collected from enemies and by destroying objects found throughout the levels (such as crates). Weapon upgrade powerups will cycle between two options. The main weapon upgrade powerup, which is just a solid red or blue color, serves dual purpose. Bullets are "red," lasers are "blue." If you collect a main weapon upgrade of the same color as the weapon you have, the weapon is upgraded; otherwise, your current weapon is lost and you switch to the other one.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[1]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

70

^[2]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[3]

Consoles + (FR)

67

^[4]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

64

^[5]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[6]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

66

^[7]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[8]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

76

^[9]

Génération 4 (FR)

91

^[10]

Game Zone (UK)

PAL

78

^[11]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[12]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-J

70

^[13]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

81

^[14]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC

81

^[15]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

66

^[16]

MegaTech (UK)

79

^[17]

Mean Machines (UK)

81

^[18]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

79

^[19]

Player One (FR)

60

^[20]

Power Play (DE)

56

^[21]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC

75

^[22]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

68

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

44

^[24]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

76

^[25]

Sega Pro (UK)

58

^[26]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[27]

Supergame (BR)

91

^[28]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

37

^[29]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

70

^[30]

	69
Based on 30 reviews

Raiden Trad

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, JP
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 184
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 150
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 32
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 73
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 20
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 81
↑ Famitsu, "1991-07-26" (JP; 1991-07-12), page 1
↑ GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 55
↑ Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 142
↑ Game Zone, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-24), page 42
↑ Hippon Super, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-04), page 87
↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 195
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 81
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-xx), page 107
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79
↑ Mean Machines, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 134
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
↑ Player One, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 106
↑ Power Play, "11/91" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 153
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
↑ Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 23
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 68
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 33
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Supergame, "Julho 1992" (BR; 1992-07-xx), page 33
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 140
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 49

[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 184

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-11.pdf_p150-2] Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 150

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-07.pdf_p32-3] Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 32

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p73-4] Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 73

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p133-5] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133

[:File:EGM_US_027.pdf_p20-6] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p81-7] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 81

[8] Famitsu, "1991-07-26" (JP; 1991-07-12), page 1

[:File:GamePro_US_028.pdf_p55-9] GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 55

[:File:Generation4_FR_040.pdf_p142-10] Génération 4, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 142

[:File:GameZone_UK_04.pdf_p42-11] Game Zone, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-24), page 42

[12] Hippon Super, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-04), page 87

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p195-13] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 195

[:File:MDAG_UK_01.pdf_p81-14] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p93-15] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1991-10.pdf_p107-16] Mega Drive Fan, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-xx), page 107

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p79-17] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_15.pdf_p134-18] Mean Machines, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 134

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-19] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_015.pdf_p106-20] Player One, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 106

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-11.pdf_p153-21] Power Play, "11/91" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 153

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-22] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPower_UK_24.pdf_p23-23] Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 23

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-24] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p68-25] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 68

[:File:SegaPro_UK_05.pdf_p33-26] Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 33

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-27] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[:File:Supergame_BR_12.pdf_p33-28] Supergame, "Julho 1992" (BR; 1992-07-xx), page 33

[29] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 140

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_34.pdf_p49-30] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 49

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