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Raiden V
A quarter-century after the arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre, the series now comes to the Xbox One in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future, where the tide of battle holds constant surprises, in this game that's easy to learn, but difficult to master. Using Xbox One cloud functionality to its fullest, now all players can easily access their data, allowing you and your comrades-in-arms to enter the fray side-by-side!
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32 reviews found90
ICXM
Jun 9, 2016
Overall, Raiden V is a phenomenal experience even though it’s quite expensive. It offers a lot of replayability despite its short campaign but stands at the top of the arcade shooter genre. The game is all about dodging attacks and making choices regarding when to sacrifice your vessel so that you can progress through a certain area.
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MondoXbox
May 20, 2016
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85
Gaming Nexus
Nov 22, 2017
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84
Video Chums
Oct 12, 2017
Although Raiden V: Director's Cut isn't a substantial step up from the vanilla version, what's here still makes for an incredible shoot 'em up that's a must-buy for those who don't already own the original Raiden V.
82
Vandal
May 10, 2016
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80
FNintendo
Oct 23, 2019
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80
IGN Italia
Jul 28, 2016
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PlayStation LifeStyle
Nov 2, 2017
Raiden V doesn’t feature any crazy features or design choices that turn the shoot ’em up genre on its head, but it doesn’t need to. Instead, it offers up an extremely polished shooter that sticks to the basics, while also having plenty of customizability due to a robust weapon system. There’s enough missions and story branches to keep players busy for quite some time, and it’s a great addition to any SHMUP fan’s library. Raiden V PS4 review code provided by publisher.
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Nintendo Life
Jul 29, 2019
Raiden V: Director’s Cut quietly lands on the Switch with little fanfare, and yet feels right at home along with all the numerous other bullet hell shmups currently available on the system. It pays homage to the classic series while also introducing several welcome new features that manage to outweigh its few unfortunate shortcomings. We recommend it for both newcomers to the franchise or the genre itself; those looking for a game to experience all the thrills that a bullet hell blaster can offer. Veteran players need not feel left out either since you can easily customize the difficulty within the game’s options and getting to fight the last true boss of the game will require a super-human level of skill. A great package for a great price; can we have the rest of the Raiden series now, please?
80
Brash Games
Jun 1, 2016
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