Title: Hug your old friends, with laser fire.
Review: The Raiden series continues on PS2, with more shmup action. New to this release is a move to 3D graphics, and a speed-kill scoring system. At first glance it looks a bit different from the Raiden we've known, however the basic gameplay elements are unchanged: Shoot stuff, collect medals, and avoid flying into bullets.The 3D graphics are a pretty good representation of Raiden's 2D roots. I can easily recognize old friends (enemies) before giving them a hug (blasting them).As you destroy enemies, you'll see little numbers appear in the corner. These are scoring multipliers, based on how quickly you shoot them down. To maximize your score, you'll need to play aggressively and blow up everything as quickly as possible. This is generally a good idea for survival as well, because craters don't shoot back.If you like Raiden games there's a good chance you'll like this one as well.
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