The shmup series Raiden never caught on with the masses here in the States, compared to R-Type or Gradius, but the series has always been near and dear to my heart. And even less known then the original Raiden games is the off shoot series Raiden Fighters. Raiden Fighters took what the original Raiden did, and took it to the next level. I played Raiden Fighters 2 in the arcades when I was younger and loved it.
Three games were released in the series, Raiden Fighters, Raiden Fighters 2, and Raiden Fighters Jet. These games have been in port limbo for over 10 years now. From the Saturn to the original Xbox, it never seemed to work out. Thankfully a little known company called Valcon has taken it upon themselves to port these games to none other then the Xbox 360. Even better, the collection is budget priced at $20. Yes, $20 for all three Raiden Fighters games. Add to that, the options included in this collection are insane. You can set the framerate for the game (the original 54 fps or 60fps), You can change smoothing filters (I’ve got it on none as the crispy pixels taste so good). Then you can even simulate scanlines. You can change your overscan and change to TATE mode. You can upload replays, watch other replays, The list goes on and on, but needless to say, I need not go on. At this point, you should be either be opening a new browser window and ordering it online, or getting some clothes on and driving down to a store and picking it up.
So since you should be gone by now, I’ll be getting back to work.
Yes, go.
Now!
