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What makes "River Raid" so addictive? Even today, as video
games take on the ultimate in 3D realism, and can often have a
multimillion dollar production cost, classic games like River
Raid are enjoyed by a new generation of video game
enthusiasts. Are there any modern games out there that capture
the essence of River Raid?
River Raid is one of the all time classics published by
Activision in the early 1980's during the peak of the video
game revolution. It was created by Carol Shaw, the first
female video game programmer. The objective of the game was to
navigate a river without crashing into the canyon walls, while
shooting and avoiding enemies, and refueling your plane by
flying over fuel tanks.
The landscape was the same every game,
and so was the placement of the enemies. There was some
variety in the timing of the enemies, which would make the
game unpredicatble to some degree. What made the game so
challenging was the intensity brought forth by enemies
constantly approaching from the left, right, or in front of
the player. There were only two choices: either shoot the
enemy vessels, or try to avoid them. To add to the intensity,
you also had to refuel occasionally to keep from falling into
the river.
So is there a modern version of this game out there? The
answer is yes, there are several games that used River Raid as
inspiration. One such game is River Raider, which has all the
elements of River Raid. Like River Raid, River Raider has
enemies approaching from all directions, and requires the
player to refuel periodically.
The maze like navigation of
River Raid is also apperent in River Raider. River Raider
manages to duplicate the feel of "River Raid", but with the
addition of some nice graphics, and a 3D enviroment. Many
games try to emulate a classic 2D game in 3D and fail because
along the way the game makers forget what made the original
game great. I can assure you, this did not happen with River
Raider.
From the screen shots above, you may notice that the game
resembles River Raid.
Another game that has some resemblence to River Raid is River
Raider II. Detailed 3D landscape, 3 units to fly by and many
other options makes this game very addictive and bring real
enjoy of River Raid.
Though River Raid is one of the true classics, you may find
that River Raider and River Raider II will conjure all
memories of River Raid, and create some new ones that can only
be realized with the blazing speed of modern microprocessors.
3D River
Raider II is not only the next alteration of popular game
River Raid but also a game that combines traditional style of
River Raid, large amount of innovations in a game play and in
special effects. A lot of options that allow to receive the
maximum joy from the game.
For each
mission you can choose F-22 or F-18 planes with different and
unique capabilities. Also you can choose AH-64 Apache
helicopter.
In the full version you will find 50 highly detailed and
worked over river raid missions with various landscapes and
big amount of enemies.
Among your enemies you will find planes, helicopters, ships,
submarines, and ground environment of air defense. On the
ground you will clash with hostile foundations, warehouses,
airfields, single constructions, settlements and many other
things. You can switch your camera to the top view (as in
classical River Raid) or to the extended view.
The TameStorm team has spent a lot of time to develop levels,
interface, sound effects and other things for your pleasure.
Try our free demo version and you will definitely enjoy it.
Good luck! Have a mad river raid!
You will
find in a registered version:
- 50 highly
detailed and worked over missions;
- twice more
enemies than in a demo version;
- the
opportunity to download additional missions;
- stereo
sound;
- free
support on www.tamestorm.com;
- free
updates to the next versions;
- no nags
and ads;
- best 3D
remake of River Raid ever;
System
Requirements:
- Pentium II 500 MHz
- 64 Mb RAM
- 27 Mb HDD
- 100% OpenGL
- Sound (optional)
- OS Windows 9x/200x/XP
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