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Raiden V: Director's Cut
75 Score
Action · Shooter

Raiden V: Director's Cut

UFO Interactive Games  /  October 5, 2017  /  Rated Everyone 10+

Data last updated July 24, 2026

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Released

2017

Time to beat

~1 hrs

Community

734

THE ORIGINAL BULLET-HELL IS BACK!
Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago. The easy to learn, hard to master series comes to the PC in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future-where the tide of battle holds constant surprises.
Game Modes:
Story Mode - All new story full of twists and turns! The story alters depending on your performance!
Boss Mission - Defeat bosses under special conditions and compete in the leaderboards!
Gallery - Dozens of character, concept, and game art waiting to be unearthed!
Features:
Supports 1 - 2 players (offline)
New ship damage system (uses health bar, not lives)
3 distinct ships with different Defense, Mobility, and sub-weapons
New "Cheer Attack" that greatly boosts sub-weapons for a short time
Voice Acting for the first time in the series
Director's Cut exclusive levels

Raiden V is a shoot 'em up video game in the Raiden series developed by MOSS. It was released in Japan for the Xbox One on February 25, 2016, with a director's cut version being released worldwide for PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows in 2017, followed by a Nintendo Switch version on July 25, 2019, making it the first Raiden game to be made available on a Nintendo console since Raiden Trad on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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recommended
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exceptional
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