{"id":23198,"date":"2023-04-17T00:01:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T00:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=23198"},"modified":"2023-03-08T13:48:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T13:48:00","slug":"raiden-iv-x-mikado-remix-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/17\/raiden-iv-x-mikado-remix-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiden IV x MIKADO remix (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/raiden_box\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-23196 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RAIDEN_BOX-120x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RAIDEN_BOX-120x150.jpg 120w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RAIDEN_BOX.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>Raiden IV is a popular 2-D vertically scrolling shooter and a favorite among fans.\u00a0 It must be, as I\u2019ve seen it ported to nearly every console since it\u2019s release.\u00a0 Now it\u2019s also on every current console and PC (reviewed on PS4 here).\u00a0 Not sure what the \u201cx MIKADO remix\u201d part means, but there are a lot of new modes, stages, challenges, and features, so maybe it\u2019s one of those.<\/p>\n<p>Play control is simple and what you\u2019d expect from this kind of game.\u00a0 Move around with the left stick and hold down the fire button to shoot.\u00a0 You get a number of screen clearing bombs to use in an emergency, and you can pick up power-ups to expand and change your firepower.\u00a0 You can choose from two different kinds of spaceships plus a\u2026fairy?\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 Two can play at the same time as well.<\/p>\n<p>There are tons of modes and ways to play.\u00a0 Overkill Mode adds new ways to score by collecting items as well as two extra stages.\u00a0 Additional Mode also adds some extra stages and Score Attack Mode lets you try for a high score on the stage of your choosing.\u00a0 But if you want the original arcade experience, Arcade Mode has you covered.\u00a0 You can view your rankings online as well as view a gallery of pretty much every ship in the game plus record and save your plays.\u00a0 My only problem with this one is that you have limited credits, but you can earn more as you play so you can at least get further each time.\u00a0 There\u2019s not really anything here that separates it from other games like it, but it\u2019s still a pretty good one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/raiden_screen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23197\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RAIDEN_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RAIDEN_SCREEN.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RAIDEN_SCREEN-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RAIDEN_SCREEN-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Raiden IV x MIKADO remix is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Mild Fantasy Violence and Mild Suggestive Themes.\u00a0 You can shoot spaceships that explode when defeated.\u00a0 On one of the screen borders if you pick the fairy character, it shows a naked fairy but hair is covering up most of her.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the menu text, but not necessary to play.\u00a0 Younger gamers may find it too difficult, but a second player can always join in to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raiden IV is a popular 2-D vertically scrolling shooter and a favorite 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