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IGDB / 5693

River Raid

1982 82 / 100 Arcade Racing Shooter
Mission: Code Name River Raid. Jet down the river. Break the enemy blockade and blast the bridges to halt enemy troop advances. Terrain: Code Name River of No Return. An ever-changing, ever-challenging waterway. Expect huge islands, narrow channels and treacherous bays crawling with enemy choppers, tankers and jets. Weaponry: Code Name StratoStrafer. Your B1 StratoWing Assault Jet has been retrofitted with sophistica Show full summary

Mission: Code Name River Raid. Jet down the river. Break the enemy blockade and blast the bridges to halt enemy troop advances. Terrain: Code Name River of No Return. An ever-changing, ever-challenging waterway. Expect huge islands, narrow channels and treacherous bays crawling with enemy choppers, tankers and jets. Weaponry: Code Name StratoStrafer. Your B1 StratoWing Assault Jet has been retrofitted with sophisticated, rapid-fire guided missiles. Your craft is super-sensitive to the stick. Accelerate, slow or bank radically with only a touch. Tactics: Jet low to the river to avoid radar. Stop periodically at depots to refuel. A warning claxxon will alert you. Top speed! Best of luck!

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused

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Mission: Code Name River Raid. Jet down the river. Break the enemy blockade and blast the bridges to halt enemy troop advances. Terrain: Code Name River of No Return. An ever-changing, ever-challenging waterway. Expect huge islands, narrow channels and treacherous bays crawling with enemy choppers, tankers and jets. Weaponry: Code Name StratoStrafer. Your B1 StratoWing Assault Jet has been retrofitted with sophisticated, rapid-fire guided missiles. Your craft is super-sensitive to the stick. Accelerate, slow or bank radically with only a touch. Tactics: Jet low to the river to avoid radar. Stop periodically at depots to refuel. A warning claxxon will alert you. Top speed! Best of luck!

GameplayCombat-focused GenreArcade GenreRacing GenreShooter ThemeAction
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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Activision, Activision
Publisher
Pony Canyon, Activision, Activision, Digiplay, JAMDAT Mobile, Firebird Software, Microsoft Game Studios
Franchise
Standalone
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Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Atari 2600 TBD
  • Atari 8-bit Oct 1983
  • ColecoVision Feb 1984
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX 1984
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX Oct 1984
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX 1987
  • Intellivision Dec 1983
  • Intellivision Nov 1984
  • MSX 1984
  • MSX 1985
  • ZX Spectrum Oct 1984
  • Legacy Mobile Device 2003
  • Xbox 360 May 26, 2010
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) May 26, 2010
  • Atari 2600 Dec 1982

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