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 Raiden V: Director’s Cut Introduction:

Raiden V is an action-packed shoot 'em up video game from the Raiden series, developed by MOSS. Initially, it was launched in Japan for the Xbox One on February 25, 2016, and later a director's cut version became available worldwide for PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows in 2017. In a surprising move, it landed on the Nintendo Switch on July 25, 2019, marking the series' debut on a Nintendo console since Raiden Trad on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

In terms of gameplay, Raiden V offers a blend of elements from previous titles, including the Raiden Fighters sub-series. The game's storyline is intertwined with real-world locations, setting players in battles across various locales such as New York, the Middle East, France, England, Belgium, and Sweden.

Gameplay:

Players can select from three distinct aircraft: the Azuma from Japan (a throwback to the early games), the Spirit of Dragon from the United States, and the Moulin Rouge from France. Each aircraft boasts unique attributes in terms of power, defense, and mobility, along with a fixed-power sub-weapon. Unlike its predecessors, all aircraft come equipped with the same pre-installed bombs.

One significant addition in Raiden V is the introduction of a shield/energy bar, allowing players to withstand a limited number of hits before facing destruction. However, the game provides only one ship, so upon destruction, players lose their accumulated score and are prompted to continue.

The "Flash Point" feature, introduced in Raiden III, makes a return, featuring five levels of Flash Point gauge. Players are challenged to maximize their chain score to climb the online leaderboard. Efficiently dispatching enemies rapidly fills the gauge, thus enhancing the score multiplier.

Raiden V also introduces the innovative Cheer System, enabling online players to support each other and unlock the powerful Cheer Call skill. In dire situations, activating Cheer Call cancels all incoming enemy bullets and significantly enhances sub-weapons for a brief period, contingent on the Cheer Call gauge's depletion. This gauge replenishes slowly through progressive gameplay and rapidly whenever a player sends "Cheer" to others who achieve specific milestones, like destroying a certain number of enemies or defeating a boss without taking damage. Players with numerous cheer counts can accelerate the gauge's recharge.

Final Words:

In terms of the storyline, Raiden V continues the narrative established in earlier games but stands out as the first installment in the series to feature a detailed storyline. Players encounter named characters engaged in fully voiced dialogues and narrations during story segments. This narrative expansion sheds light on various elements that had remained unexplained in previous games, including the origins of the Fighting Thunder project and the motives of the Crystals. The story subtly evolves based on the stage route chosen by the player, with characters gaining insight into each other's true intentions as the stage's rank increases.