Raiden III
| Raiden III | |
|---|---|
Japanese PS2 box art | |
| Developer(s) | MOSS |
| Publisher(s) | MOSS
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| Series | Raiden |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Windows, PlayStation 2, i-mode, Yahoo Mobile, EZweb x MIKADO MANIAX Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
| Release | March 2005
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| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Taito Type X, Taito NESiCAxLive |
Raiden III (雷電III, Raiden Surī) is a scrolling shooter video game developed by MOSS for arcades. It is the fourth game in Seibu Kaihatsu's Raiden series; it is the first installment in the series to be developed by MOSS as it consists of former Seibu Kaihatsu employees who bought the rights to the series. Raiden III uses the Taito Type X arcade hardware, giving full 3D graphics to the series for the first time. The game was published in the US by UFO Interactive Games, in Europe by 505 Games, and in China by Soft-World International Corporation. An enhanced version, Raiden III x Mikado Maniax, was released in 2023 by NIS America.