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Raiden V: Director’s Cut for Nintendo Switch Shows Its Bullet Hell Action in New Trailer

Raiden V: Director's Cut

Moss will soon bring the bullet hell action of Raiden V: Director’s Cut to the Nintendo Switch, and today they released a trailer showing it off.

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The trailer showcases the game’s action, on top of some of its characters and a bit of the story.

You can check it out below.

If you’re not familiar with it, here’s a description directly from the Nintendo eShop listing.

“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 Nintendo Switch 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: Director’s Cut releases on Switch on July 25. It’s already available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

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Giuseppe Nelva

Proud weeb hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long-standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old dear PC nearest to his heart, while not disregarding any console on the market. RPGs (of any nationality), MMORPGs, and visual novels are his daily bread, but he enjoys almost every other genre, prominently racing simulators, action and sandbox games. He is also one of the few surviving fans on Earth of the flight simulator genre.

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