Raiden Trad

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Raiden Trad

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Micronet

Developer: Seibu Kaihatsu

Distributor: Bignet USA (US)

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-07-06	¥8,8008,800	T-22043
US	1991-09^[1]		22036
BR	1992-07^[2]

Raiden Trad, known as Raiden Densetsu (雷電伝説) in Japan, is a 1991 shoot-'em-up published by Micronet for the Sega Mega Drive exclusively in the US and Japan. Though other third parties have ported it to various other systems, Mega Drive version was ported by original developer.

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. Exclusive to the Sega is a 9th stage simply called "special stage", accessed after clearing the game once. This stage has all new graphics and a new boss.

Gameplay

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.

Two types of sub weapons are available: "missile" and "homing".

Trivia

This is a multregional release, the title changes depending on the systems coutry setting.
When played on "normal" difficulty level, the game is the closest port of the 16bit era. The SNES content has cut content, the PC-Engine versions have more colorful graphics, but slight changes in stage layout and scrolling speed.

Production credits

Program: K.KONDO, H.MORI
Graphic: M.KATO, BEYOND, TOSHI, B.WADA
Music: AKIRA

Magazine articles

Main article: Raiden Trad/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #6: "Fall 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #bg92: "1992 Video Game Buyer's Guide" (199x-xx-xx)^[1]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[15]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

70

^[16]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[17]

Consoles + (FR)

67

^[18]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

64

^[19]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[20]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

66

^[21]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[22]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

76

^[7]

Génération 4 (FR)

91

^[8]

Game Zone (UK)

PAL

78

^[23]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[24]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-J

70

^[25]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

81

^[9]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC

81

^[26]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

66

^[27]

MegaTech (UK)

79

^[10]

Mean Machines (UK)

81

^[11]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

79

^[28]

Player One (FR)

60

^[12]

Power Play (DE)

56

^[29]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC

75

^[30]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

68

^[31]

Sega Pro (UK)

44

^[32]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

76

^[13]

Sega Pro (UK)

58

^[14]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[33]

Supergame (BR)

91

^[2]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

37

^[34]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

70

^[35]

	69
Based on 30 reviews

Raiden Trad

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US ("Bignet" Version)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual Reg Card

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:EGM US BuyersGuide 1992.pdf, page 15 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:EGM US BuyersGuide 1992.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:Supergame BR 12.pdf, page 33 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Supergame BR 12.pdf_p33" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 71
↑ File:BeepMD_JP_1991-07.pdf, page 34
↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 86
↑ File:ConsolesPlus FR 001.pdf, page 71
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:GamePro US 028.pdf, page 55 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 028.pdf_p55" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:Generation4 FR 040.pdf, page 142 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Generation4 FR 040.pdf_p142" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:MDAG UK 01.pdf, page 81 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MDAG UK 01.pdf_p81" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 File:MeanMachines UK 15.pdf, page 134 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 15.pdf_p134" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 File:PlayerOne FR 015.pdf, page 106 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 015.pdf_p106" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf, page 33 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf_p33" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 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
↑ 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, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-xx), page 107
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
↑ 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 Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ 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

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[:File:EGM_US_027.pdf_p71-3] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 71

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-07.pdf_p34-4] File:BeepMD_JP_1991-07.pdf, page 34

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-5] File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 86

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p71-6] File:ConsolesPlus FR 001.pdf, page 71

[:File:GamePro_US_028.pdf_p55-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:GamePro US 028.pdf, page 55 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 028.pdf_p55" defined multiple times with different content

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[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p79-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_15.pdf_p134-11] 11.0 ^11.1 File:MeanMachines UK 15.pdf, page 134 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 15.pdf_p134" defined multiple times with different content

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[15] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 184

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-11.pdf_p150-16] Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 150

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-07.pdf_p32-17] Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 32

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_001.pdf_p73-18] Consoles +, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-04), page 73

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p133-19] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133

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

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p81-21] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 81

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

[:File:GameZone_UK_04.pdf_p42-23] Game Zone, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-24), page 42

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

[:File:Joystick_FR_019.pdf_p195-25] Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 195

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p93-26] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1991-10.pdf_p107-27] Mega Drive Fan, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-xx), page 107

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-28] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-11.pdf_p153-29] Power Play, "11/91" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 153

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-30] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPower_UK_24.pdf_p23-31] Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 23

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-32] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-33] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

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

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_34.pdf_p49-35] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 49

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Raiden Trad

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Contents

Gameplay

Trivia

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References