When it comes to bullet screen shooters, Raiden should be regarded as one of the most classic works in history. Twenty or thirty years ago, it was the golden age of arcade games, when the "Raiden" series could be described as a powerful existence, of which "Raiden 2" was a classic in the classic, and the music "Repeated Tragedy" at the beginning of the first level carried the memories of two generations of gamers.
I still remember in that simple era, when I was young, I only knew how to buy drinks and eat snacks with pocket money every week, until one day I accidentally saw a game hall where many people were playing a game full of bullets, and I was instantly attracted to this game, which was my first encounter with a generation of gods "Raiden 2". Lamenting that at that time, pocket money was limited, I had no money to continue my life, I could not stay too long and was anxious to go home, I always failed to pass the customs clearance, and I had to start from scratch every time, just like the title of the opening song, "The Tragedy of Reincarnation".
Gradually, the once-glorious arcade machines have declined, and Raiden has shifted to computers and home consoles. But even in high school and college, I still find nostalgic little games to play, and the Raiden series is one of them. In the end, I actually went through all the works of "Raiden" in the past, which is also a kind of childhood completion, right? There are also some special existences found in it, and there was a period of time when the web version of the game was particularly popular, such as the flash fan game "Raiden X" on a certain 399, which is a low-end web version of "Raiden" II. After that, I even found a game called "Shenwei" that was released in late 1990, which amazed me. The words of "Shenwei" are simpler than "Raiden", but their excitement is no less than that of "Raiden".
Back to the main topic, the latest work of the Raiden series, "Raiden V", is an orthodox sequel released 6 years ago to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the "Raiden" series, although the wind reviews on the Internet are not very good, but as a veteran player of "Raiden", I personally feel that it is fine. To be honest, the scenes of Raiden V are familiar, similar to the places of previous generations of reincarnation, but the pace is slightly faster, and the game is about 1.1 times faster than the arcade version of Raiden II. The game can be very simple, simple, ordinary, difficult, very difficult. The normal difficulty is the same as the previous arcade, and the difficulty below is very brainless, so I played very difficult at the beginning, the bullet screen to the 3rd level began to flash badly, maybe it has not been played for too long, it is really a lot of times.
Probably most players think that the game time of "Raiden V" is too short and the cost performance is too low, but after all, it is also a descendant of arcade games, how can it make you play for too long? Vertical scrolling games like the "Raiden" series have not always used the number of game hours to calculate the cost performance, if you play with such a mentality, you can't play "Raiden", and honing the reaction speed and dynamic vision and other technologies is the most important fun! However, "Raiden V" has more plot than before, although this level of plot performance is really dispensable, but it will still determine your branch line, basically a vertical scroll bullet screen game, the left and right sides are NSO friends Cheers to send things and plot, basically a decoration, at most there is a small luck, the focus is still the vertical scroll in the middle of the picture.
In terms of background music, the background music style of "Raiden" is not the same, but it has a slight sense of moving closer to the contemporary pop style, but it is mostly popular in the 1980s and 1990s, the house, european beats and a variety of electronic sounds. I personally feel that there is still a gap between the music of "Raiden V" and the previous "Raiden" series, and the fifth generation is closer to the musical style of "Kamui", sometimes preferring to take the epic style of symphonic metal; sometimes replacing the power metal of the war horn, and sometimes emphasizing the speed metal of flight speed.
Imagine that there is only one "Raiden II" that everyone is familiar with before, at most it is the difference between 1P and 2P, while "Raiden V" has 3 models to choose from, and then the bullet type is still the same as before, red, blue, purple 3 kinds to choose. Red was still the shotgun that was familiar with making the barrage even more barrage; blue was still the refreshing laser cannon that concentrated its firepower; purple was still the purple plasma snake that stuck when it touched. The red, blue, purple and 3 kinds of ballistics can be adjusted, which is a lot of playability.
In general, if you ask me whether to recommend "Raiden V", if you don't like this dazzling barrage shooting work, or just want to experience the plot, this work is very bad, it can be said that it is very unsuitable for you. On the contrary, if you like bullet screen shooting games, or have a very fondness for the work of "Raiden", although you can't play it, you can still buy it to eat ash, usually you can also put the soundtrack of the series to listen, or occasionally try it out, and even if there is a good friend who smells the same as you, you can also play the plane together, and then you will find that "Raiden" is still the god work of the year, but our memories are high-definition.