Raiden X Overview
Raiden X was one of those games you'd find on a Flash portal in the late 90s or early 2000s. It was a browser based take on the vertical shooter formula, a common sight during that era of simple, accessible games. The specifics of its release and who exactly made it are a bit fuzzy now, but it captured the straightforward appeal of the genre for anyone with a web connection.
You pilot a lone fighter ship against waves of enemy craft and ground installations. Your main objective is to survive each stage, clearing the screen of threats to face a larger boss at the end. Movement is handled with the arrow keys, while the Z and X keys typically control your main shot and a secondary missile or bomb attack. The pace is relentless; enemies fire patterned bullet spreads, and dodging through the gaps becomes a constant, tense calculation. The game feels like a focused test of reflexes and spatial awareness, demanding your full attention from start to finish.
