Arcade

Raiden II is what happens when a shoot ’em up looks at the original Raiden, nods politely, and then comes back with more enemies, more spectacle, and a much meaner grin. On paper, that sounds like the ideal sequel strategy: keep the core loop, turn up the heat, make the screen feel busier and more […]

This is one of those games whose reputation gets mangled by loose recollection and later packaging. Strip away the myth fog and what remains is simpler, cleaner, and, mercifully, more interesting: a vertical shoot-em-up that understands it does not need a million systems if it has one very good idea and the nerve to keep