Whoa!! Raiden III News for the U.S...

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:52 pm

I say everyone who can't get it otherwise should just bite the bullet and torrent. Buy the game if it gets a local release later just to be a good sport and complete your collection if you enjoy it. Sry, but the wait for this has gone on way too long

JusteZero · Post by **JusteZero** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 6:36 pm

New here but I've been lurking for years.
March I think will be a good month...
http://www.ufointeractivegames.com/Radien3/page14.html

sideshow · Post by **sideshow** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:23 pm

UFO Interactive. Never heard of that company before. Lets hope they do a better localization than XS games has been known for.

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:58 pm

Note that they spelled Raiden wrong in the url.

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 3:09 pm

SFKhoa wrote:Note that they spelled Raiden wrong in the url.

That's really sad.

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 4:31 pm

Barring any disasters March looks to be a very good month with Raiden 3 and perhaps (stress perhaps) Taito Legends 2 on their way to US PS 2's.

JusteZero · Post by **JusteZero** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 4:43 pm

While we're getting hopeful... Metal Slug Anthology is due as well in March....................

I'm going to die soon if someone doesnt get off their duff and bring TL2 to North America, but if all these games come out at the same time I may have some difficult choices to make.

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:52 pm

If this comes out in March I'll be ecstatic. My wife can put this down as my #1 choice for birthday present in April!!!

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:34 am

I finding myself scraping alot, even though it doesn't give me crazy points for it.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:00 pm

Dang, no Taito Legends 2 for the XBOX. Too bad it took so stinkin' long, otherwise XBOX owners probably would've gotten it.

Monk 0 Nuggets · Post by **Monk 0 Nuggets** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:21 pm

I could be late, but who knows? According to IGN it comes out finally on March 20th.

http://ps2.ign.com/index/release.html

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:15 am

http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=281692

Um, that isn't a "budget title" price.

Monk 0 Nuggets · Post by **Monk 0 Nuggets** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:05 pm

The Coop wrote:http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=281692

Um, that isn't a "budget title" price.

eh, its better than $70 for an import

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 3:28 am

Monk 0 Nuggets wrote:
The Coop wrote:http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=281692

Um, that isn't a "budget title" price.
eh, its better than $70 for an import

I paid $11.99 for the PC version, new.

Speaking of which, are there any differences between the PC version and PS2 version of Raiden III, be it graphically, musically, gameplay, options, etc.?

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 3:49 am

The Coop wrote: Speaking of which, are there any differences between the PC version and PS2 version of Raiden III, be it graphically, musically, gameplay, options, etc.?

PC Raiden III has a graphic advantage over PS2. The graphics have a crisper look with cleaner textures and reduced aliasing. Lighting effects and IIRC the polygon count are better as well on PC.

All the PS2 options are brought over to the PC version. Both versions use the same soundtrack- no arranged ST in either version.

bVork · Post by **bVork** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:53 am

The Coop wrote:
Monk 0 Nuggets wrote:
The Coop wrote:http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=281692

Um, that isn't a "budget title" price.
eh, its better than $70 for an import
I paid $11.99 for the PC version, new.

Speaking of which, are there any differences between the PC version and PS2 version of Raiden III, be it graphically, musically, gameplay, options, etc.?

Well, Raiden 3 in the arcade runs on Type X hardware, which is PC-based. I suspect the PC version is more arcade accurate.

And where the hell did you find it for $12?!

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:27 am

bVork wrote:
The Coop wrote:
Monk 0 Nuggets wrote: eh, its better than $70 for an import
I paid $11.99 for the PC version, new.

Speaking of which, are there any differences between the PC version and PS2 version of Raiden III, be it graphically, musically, gameplay, options, etc.?
Well, Raiden 3 in the arcade runs on Type X hardware, which is PC-based. I suspect the PC version is more arcade accurate.

And where the hell did you find it for $12?!

http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/c ... 004479065/

It went up a dollar a couple months after it came out.

dhowerter · Post by **dhowerter** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 4:09 am

Geez now we have Radio Allergy (USA GC) and Raiden III (USA PS2) coming out on the SAME day O_O (March 20th).

Lovely ^_^

BTW I know Radio is gonna be $20, is Raiden really gonna be $30?

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J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:58 am

I just heard the PS2 port has been pushed back until something in April. Can someone confirm this?

I preordered my copy over at GameCrazy a few days ago. And according to their new-release sheet, it's set to be released on St. Patrick's Day (3/17). But of course, they won't know anything until that day comes. So, yeah.

XERO · Post by **XERO** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:24 pm

just getting into PC shumps....anyone have a good retail source ?
import or domestic...thankx !!!!!

Xexyz · Post by **Xexyz** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:02 pm

The current push back (sigh) release date for Raiden III is now April 17th, 2007.

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:21 pm

Just buy the PC version already.

Carmen · Post by **Carmen** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:53 pm

"And the inevitable...
...will it have chicks on the cover?"

Probably! As great as it is to see Raiden III here, please, somebody, ANYbody else then XS Games pick it up! Please?[/u]

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:05 pm

Xexyz wrote:The current push back (sigh) release date for Raiden III is now April 17th, 2007.

Another fucking month of waiting.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:40 pm

I remember when the PSX USA version of Thunder Force V was slated to come out in 1998 but Working Designs kept on delaying it -- when it finally was released, my local Funcoland only got a measly five copies of which one was reserved under my name, of course. ^_~

Working Designs was fucking infamous for delaying their PSX & PS2 software titles time & time again... ^_~

And was it worth paying the $39.99 USD for it at the time? Whaddya think?..... ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Carmen · Post by **Carmen** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:23 pm

Yes, but WD actually put time and effort into making sure the entire game, packaging, and translation were top notch and beyond compare. Somehow, I don't think XS games is capable of the same!

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:45 pm

PC Engine Fan X! wrote:I remember when the PSX USA version of Thunder Force V was slated to come out in 1998 but Working Designs kept on delaying it -- when it finally was released, my local Funcoland only got a measly five copies of which one was reserved under my name, of course. ^_~

That reminds me. When I preordered Raiden III, the guy who helped me said that they weren't going to get any copies for the store. In other words, it's a preorder-only release. As a matter of fact, Iam the only one who's even asked about it in my area. And as far as I know, I'll be the only one getting a copy. But I'm pretty sure we'll be seeing some on eBay. But not too many.

Don't sleep on it!

dhowerter · Post by **dhowerter** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:57 am

April 17,2007 for Raiden 3??

Oh well. Less shmup strain on my wallet this month ^_^ (now it is just Radio Allergy for GC)

Xexyz · Post by **Xexyz** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:42 am

Carmen wrote:"And the inevitable...
...will it have chicks on the cover?"

Probably! As great as it is to see Raiden III here, please, somebody, ANYbody else then XS Games pick it up! Please?[/u]

That already happened... XS isn't publishing the game anymore, UFO Interactive is. Just go to their website and see for yourself. They've been the official U.S. publisher for a few months now.

Carmen · Post by **Carmen** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:15 am

Ahh, my bad. The concept cover looks decent (well, its the Japanese cover minus the ship) so lets see what they do with it!

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