Raiden Fighters II - Tips and Tricks

  by Lynx ([email protected])
  Last updated: July 12, 1998

Preface

  Although Raiden Fighters II has been released for quite a while, it's
  not easy to find information on the Internet. I thought it would be
  useful to compile all the tricks and tips into one document. Most of
  the material on this page was from some Japanese and Taiwanese sites.
  Drop me a mail if you have any questions/comments/corrections.

  Please bear in mind that English is not my native language. Let me
  know if you feel something is unclear.

Introduction

  Raiden Fighters II is an arcade shooter made by Seibu, a Japanese game
  company which brought us the classic Raiden I/II and Raiden Fighters.
  Some characteristics of this game are that there are loads of planes
  to choose from, tons of secrets, and, if you are skillful enough,
  should be able to get more than 100,000,000 points!

Stages

  There are altogether 7 stages in the game. You can select the order
  the stages appear. This is done by holding the stick either up, down,
  right or left.

  Up:
    Base, Swamp, Railway, Sky, Beach, Desert, Final

  Down:
    Base, Swamp, Railway, Beach, Sky, Desert, Final Left:

    Swamp, Base, Railway, Beach, Sky, Desert, Final Right

    Swamp, Base, Railway, Sky, Beach, Desert, Final

Fighters

  I'm not going to go into the details of every fighter in the game.
  Each of them has different fire power, bomb and speed. Play with them
  and choose the one you like best. Personally I think Judge Spear is a
  good choice cos it's fast and the power is not too bad.

  When you destroy certain big bomber, an [S] will be released. Get it
  and you'll have a small plane(Slave) beside you which adds extra power
  to your side.

  If the bullets(from your enemies) don't go thorugh your fighter but
  only "touch" the edge of it, you won't get killed. As a matter of fact
  you'll be awarded a few extra points for being hit. You can make use
  of this special feature to gain more points!

Slaves

  A fun part of this game is that you can use the slave as your main
  fighter! The main advantages of using slaves instead of the normal
  ones are (i) they are small in size, so you do not get hit easily (ii)
  Great fire power (iii) Quick power up time. You only need 4 [M]s/[L]s
  to attain maximum fire power(Slaves have no missile). To get the slave
  do the following:

    Hold Fire + Bomb
    Press Start
    Move the cursor to any plane(even the "?" box).
    Press Fire + Bomb again

  That's it! Please note that different slaves have different speed and
  different type of bomb(depending on where you move the cursor to). Try
  to experiment with them. However be warned that some of them are so
  slow they are almost unusable. I like the Black one(by moving the
  cursor to "?") best. It's the fastest of all slaves. If you think it's
  too fast, I'd recommend the slave of Judge Spear(gray in color).

Other Secret Fighters

  Besides the slaves there are several other secret fighters to choose
  from.

  Fairy: The easiest one to use cos the bomb(actually a stream of fire)
  is SO powerfully most of the bosses(except the last one) can be killed
  in one bombing.

    Hold Fire + Bomb
    Press Start
    Move to "?"
    Hold stick right-down
    Press Fire

  Miclus: On some machines you don't need the code to get it.
    Hold Fire
    Press Start
    Move to "?"
    Hold stick right-down
    Press Fire

  Dark Sword: A variant of Judge Spear
    Hold Fire
    Press Start
    Move to "?"
    Press Fire

  Raiden MK II
    Hold Fire
    Press Start
    Move to "?"
    Hold stick right
    Press Fire

  Raiden MK II's slave
    Hold Fire + Bomb
    Press Start
    Move to "?"
    Hold stick right
    Press Fire

  Blue Javelin
    Hold Fire
    Press Start
    Move to "?"
    Hold stick down
    Press Fire

  Blue Javelin's slave
    Hold Fire + Bomb
    Press Start
    Move to "?"
    Hold stick down
    Press Fire

  Aegis IIc
    Hold Fire
    Press Start
    Move to Aegis IV
    Hold stick up
    Press Fire

  Aegis IIc's slave
    Hold Fire + Bomb
    Press Start
    Move to Aegis IV
    Hold stick up
    Press Fire

Items

  Below is a list of items appear in the game

    [L] - Laser. Power up your gun
    [M] - Missile. Power up your missile
    [S] - Slave. You can have at most 2 slaves
    [B] - Bomb. You can have at most 7 bombs

    Medals - Worth 10 - 100,000 points. See the section "Medals" for
  details

    Fairy - Worth 100,000 points(or 10 points, if you kill it!).

    Miclus - A dragon-like monster. Each time you shoot at it it'll
  release a medal(9 of them totally). After releasing all medals it'll
  explode by itself. You'll get 100,000 points for the explosion.

Messages

  Below is a list of messages appear in the game

    Quick shot - Destroyed certains enemies very quickly

    Destroyed at a time - Usually appears after you destroyed several
  enemies of the same kind at a time. 100,000 bonus points.

    Discovered the Miclus

    Discovered the Fairy

    Killed the Fairy

    Defended the tanks - Please refer to the section "The Quickest Way
  of Gaining 100000-point Medals"

Medals

  To get as many points as you can, you have to understand how the medal
  system works. When you shoot down enemies or Miclus they'll release
  medals. There are 4 types of medals:

    Silver medals - Worth 10, 20, 30, ..., 90 points. You get silver
  medals when you have no slaves.

    Blue medals - Worth 100, 200, 300, ...., 900 points. You get blue
  medals when you have one slave.

    Green medals - Worth 1000, 2000, 3000, ...., 9000 points. You get
  green medals when you have two slaves.

    Gold medals - Worth 10000, 20000, 30000, ...., 100000 points.
  Doesn't matter how many slaves you have.

  A rule to remember: If there are more than one medal of the same type
  on the screen, they are all worth the same point. The best way to get
  medals is to shoot an enemy, get the medal, shoot another enemy, get
  the medal.... In this way the points of the medals will go up one
  level(e.g. for blue medals, 100 -> 200 -> 300 ....) each time you get
  one.

  The case for gold medals is a little bit different. To have the points
  of the gold medals going up, you have to have 9 gold medals on the
  screen at the same time. You'll see that these 9 gold medals will
  self-explode. After the explosion you'll enter the 100,000-point mode,
  which you may now apply the above rule to the gold medals.

  There is another special thing about gold medals. If you miss a gold
  medal during the 100,000-point mode, the next one will only worth
  10,000. In this case apply the above rule to regain the points!

  In summary follow these steps to go into 100,000-point mode:

    Shoot and get silver medals one at a time. (10 -> 90)
    Get an [S]
    Shoot and get blue medals one at a time. (100 -> 900)
    Get another [S]
    Shoot and get green medals one at a time. (1000 -> 9000)

    Shoot 9 gold medals without getting them. This can be done easily by
  shooting at a miclus.

    Shoot and get gold medals one at a time. (10000 -> 100000)

  Please refer to the "The Quickest Way of Gaining 100000-point Medals"
  for a real example.

Micluses

  The best way to shoot the miclus is to overlap it and press the fire
  button rapidly. This ensures you shoot and get medals one at a time.
  Below is a complete list of micluses and the way you get them.

  Base: 3 micluses

    Please refer to "The Quickest Way of Gaining 100,000-point Medals"
  Swamp: 3 micluses

    At the very beginning of the stage, let go of the second tank and
  destroy the sixth one.

    To the right side of the second large bomber(which releases an [S]
  after you destroy it) there's a small "hole". Stay there for a while.

    Before reaching the boss, there's bomber which releases a bomb after
  you blow it up. Don't kill it too quick, you should nail it the moment
  it tries to get out of the screen.
  Railway: 6 micluses

    There is a brown house on the right side. Go to the bottom part of
  it and fly over it slowly.

    Before you see the huge train, there is a silver house on the right.
  Again fly over it slowly.

    There are four sections on the train which each of them has several
  tanks reside there. Fly over ALL of them. Each section contains a
  miclus.
  Beach: 3 micluses

    At the very beginning, stay at the gap between the small island and
  the land.

    For all the boats destroy the two sides BEFORE blowing up the middle
  part.

    Nail the huge battle tank on the right before the one on the left.
  Sky: 0 miclus
  Desert: 2 micluses

    On the "Sand Lobster"'s dock No.2, a tank will be raised to the
  surface by an elevator. Stay over the tank for a while.

    Same as above but this time on Dock No.1.
  Final: 3 micluses

    From the very beginning of the stage there is a period where the
  screen scrolls very fast. At the end of that period you'll see a house
  in triangular shape. Fly over it slowly along the middle line of the
  house..

    Near the end of the stage you will enter the fortress of your enemy.
  There are array of gun towers(correct term??) which appear in pairs.
  Destroy the one on the right side of the second pair and fly over it.

    Same as above but this time on the last pair

Fairies

  When you discover a fairy, wait until it releases a bomb. After that
  you can either get the it(100,000 points) or kill it(10 points). Below
  is a list of all the fairies that I know of throughout the game.

  Base

    Don't destroy the huge battle tank until it's about to reach the
  bottom of the screen where it will release a fairy. Now blow up the
  tank and get the fairy!
  Swamp

    In the middle of the stage, there are about 8 medium fighters.
  Destroy them VERY quickly(ie. "Quick Shot").
  Railway

    There are two sections on the huge train which have guns pointing to
  the sides and a few gun towers. Throw a BOMB to destroy the guns. If
  you did it correctly you should see 3 "Destroyed at a time" messages
  on the screen.
  Beach

    None that I know of.
  Sky:

    Destroy ALL those huge planes appear throughout the stage. However
  the fairies(about 8) at this stage don't have any bombs for you.
  Desert

    On the "Sand Lobster" there are two HUGE cannon gun towers lying
  close to each other. Destroy them quickly (by throwing several bombs
  and shooting them rapidly) the FIRST time you see them
  Final


The Quickest Way of Gaining 100,000-point Medals

  First of all the first stage must be "Base". Please refer to the
  section "Stages" for details.

    In the beginning shoot down all the planes and get the 2 power
  ups([L]/[M]).

    Now go to the left side of the screen. Fly over the red house slowly
  and a miclus will appear at the bottom of the house. Shoot it and get
  the silver medals (10 -> 90).

    A big bomber appears. Destroy it and get the [S].

    Destroy all the fighters appear. One of them is a blue one, destroy
  it and get a blue medal(100).

    A medium-sized bomber appears. Destroy it and get the 2 blue
  medals(200 each).

    Two tanks appear at the upper part of the screen. Quickly destroy
  them and get the blue medal(300).

    Six tanks appear. Destroy two at a time and get a blue medal. Repeat
  it two more times(400 -> 600).

    Two tanks appear on the right side. Destroy ONLY the bottom one.

    Immediately go to the left side. Destroy the tank and get the blue
  medal(700).

    Go back to the right side. Again you'll see two tanks. Once again
  only destroy the bottom one.

    Immediately go back to the left. Destroy the tank and get the blue
  medal(800).

    A big bomber appears. Destroy it and take the [S].

    A small truck on the left will run across the screen and hit the
  tank (that didn't get destroyed) on the right. After this a miclus
  will appear, shoot at it and get the green medals(1000 -> 9000).

    Starting at this point DO NOT eat medals!!

    A medium-sized bomber appears, Destroy it. 2 gold medals released.

    Destroy the blue fighter. 1 gold medal released.

    Another medium-sized bomber appears. Destroy it. 2 gold medals
  released.

    Yet another medium-sized bomber appears. Destroy it. 2 gold medals
  released.

    Go to the bottom of the screen immediately.

    A blue fighter appears. Destroy it. 1 gold medal released.

    Another blue fighter appears. Destroy it by releasing a bomb. 1 gold
  medal released.

    Now there are 9 gold medals on the screen and all of them will
  explode at once!

    Immediately release another bomb right after releasing the first
  one.

    The two bombs are used to protect the 3 small tanks from blowing up
  by the huge tank. The first bomb cancels the first shot from the huge
  tank, the second bomb cancels the second and third shot. You'll see
  the message "Defended the tanks" and a miclus will appear. Shoot the
  miclus and get the medals(10000 -> 90000). Note: You CANNOT destroy
  the huge tank while protecting the three small ones.

    Done!!!

  Note: It seems like it's not necessary to get a 900-point blue medal.
  I am not sure why... But I guarantee this method works perfectly cos
  I've spent countless money in perfecting it...

Credits

  Unforunately I do not have names of the original authors of the
  material...

             Enjoy the game and see how many points you can get!

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