Raiden III is a horizontal scrolling shooter developed and published by Moss, originally released as an arcade game and later ported to PlayStation 2 in Japan in 2006. The game features the iconic Raiden Supersonic Attack Fighter, with players controlling red and blue ships. A unique two-player mode includes a beam attack, and both players share lives and bombs, enhancing cooperative gameplay.
This game is a port of the original Arcade release. It was released only in Japan in 2006 but it also was re-release worldwide in 2014 for digital download on the Steam platform.
Players once again take control of the famous Raiden Supersonic Attack Fighter, red for player 1 and blue for player 2 as usual; there are no selectable ships. Two player mode is enhanced by an exclusive new attack: a beam that is usable whenever one player lines up in front of the other.
In Double play mode, both players share the live and bomb stocks, and without continue. In PlayStation 2, both players can be played from the same controller.