Raiden is essentially a boss character made playable. Just look at him he's as big as the first boss you smash. Also the alt mode for him is a cool way to make him unique.
If you look carefully, he is actually a bit taller and definitely more massive because, well, if Banglar can have those minions, why should the resistance hold back?!
@@KUROSHURA: Same here. I wish he had a vehicle mode akin to Transformers in which he transforms into a killer tank-like vehicle and runs over the opposition.
Why does he remind me of Metal Gear some reason? (and pun: Raiden to add that too, but I mean the actual Metal Gear bots that he and Snake had to deal with; Rex & Ray) with a hint of ED-209?
Shinuichi Taniguchi should get a special award for single-handedly redrawing and animating all the pixel art Wild Guns and Ninja Warriors Again from scratch, just like he did with the SNES originals.
I noticed that every stage tells you a story on the situation you're in.. or the fact that the opposing side becomes more desperate by sending in bigger treats and such.
@@FCEngine Awesome. I hope Taito do even more after and they all sell well. Legend of Kage and Demon Sword would be some awesome ones. And another *The Ninja Warriors* game too. I think a LOT more can be done with it.
Foot Soldier: "Sir! There's a huge-as-hell robot who's just mowing through our forces and it even smacked Gigant around! What do we do!?" Banglar: "I don't know...! Go and stab it or something!"
The absolute hi-grade Teflon BALLS these foot soldiers must have to just charge at a massive Samurai Transformer with a goddamned knife. Banglar knows how to build 'em, that's for sure! Again, thanks for all the character uploads!
@@JoaoLucasK the worst part is that it actually works, god I hate those guys, with any other character besides Raiden they come out of nowhere and throw your ass to the other side of the screen, with Raiden the worst they can do is trip you, which is still ridiculous when you're a 4 meter 32 ton robot.
@@ayar2 from an in-universe perspective, the androids *were* untested; Mulk's forces had no choice but to make do with suboptimal hard-, firm-, and software. Still, Raiden's offensive power compensates quite well.
The thought process of an entry-level foot soldier in Banglar's army: "Hey look, a cybernetic sentinel that could crush me to a pulp...I'm gonna poke it in the shins with a knife!"
What a crazy run and character to boot---congrats on the full sweep clear! Who knows how long it'll be until another new release, remake or otherwise, provides for such a fine feat of a project to behold.
I wish more games let you play as a mech. I love Raiden's inclusion in this game. Just wish he was also invulnerable to leg sweeps from the suit enemies. I know they're trying to prevent him from being too OP, but a giant mech being tripped by a guy in a suit doesn't sit well with me... O.o
Oh man, this video does a way better job showing off what makes this game interesting and unique than pretty much any other footage I've seen of it. Really makes me want to give it a shot myself.
The art sytle and music of this game reminds me of a lot of awesome Capcom games of the mid 90s :) Which ties in with your question about "How many other games let you play as a giant mech" - he reminds me of the Sentinel in X Mwn: Children of the Atom :)
I just wanna say man I love your videos. Especially the 1CCs for this game. They helped me get 1CCs on all characters! You're a beast and I appreciate the work you do my man. ✌️
I feel bad for these poor guys. I mean it's not fair, see what the have to fight, with their fist. Wtf does the puny minimum wage security guard hope to do against friking death mech named after the God of Thunder?
This game is worth the buying price just for the awesome soundtrack only. Probably one of the very few game soundtracks that I can remember the tunes very well after all these years, even the boss fight tunes too.
ENEMY 1: "Guys! There's a giant, metal mech...armed with MASSIVE machine guns which fire an infinite amount of ammo; and these bombs which it can rapidly and infinitely drop; and, two GIGANTIC flame-throwers which it uses to fly!" ENEMY 2: "I'll get my knife! Because, if there's anything that giant metal mechs are weak against...it's small knives." ENEMY 3: "I'll just stand there and do NOTHING!" ENEMY 4: "Stand there...and do NOTHING? I like that plan! I will do the same thing!" ENEMY 5: "You're all stupid! Taking two steps forward...and, two steps back with a gun in your hands is the only way of defeating a giant mech. Therefore, I will be doing just that!" ENEMY 1: "Good! I see we're all prepared to act accordingly! This giant mech has no chance."
I remember playing this game on the SNES, and I absolutely loved it!! But this one is a major step above that version! Graphics, animations, and backgrounds TOP NOTCH👍👍⭐
All of those foot soldiers had the balls to come close to a 6 meter tall death dealing machine and try to punch, kick or stab it... now that is a high level of loyalty and commitment.
*Chainsaw guy cuts through door* "Alright, ya pip... squeak..." *Chainsaw guy steps back through the door and off screen. Sound of a car door slamming shut followed by the engine starting and then tires peeling out.*
So, to stay in line with current events and technological advancements, they added a sinister Drone / UAV in the background right there @3:06 not present in the original 1994 version! Cool touch indeed!
I also realised that in the SNES version there were only 2 or 3 robots to choose from as the format was too great for the SNES system? I could be wrong
@@sinfulkivisian20 Well the SNES version really did push the hardware to its limits displaying a lot more large sprites simultaneously than the SNES could handle, so I doubt they had much room left to in that cartridge to add any more content. It's still one of the most impressive arcade perfect games on the SNES to date!
Keep practicing. After alot of raging I managed to beat the game with him on normal. Utilise his grabs when you can. He can even grab and throw the big boss on the first stage
@@MrThunderwing you had to finish the game using Yaksha (the white clad one) to unlock Raiden,. However, keep in mind that you just need to beat Banglar using her, so you can just clear the stages with whatever android you like, and once you reach the checkpoint before the final boss be sure to let yourself get killed then pick Yaksha and beat Banglar, that will unlock Raiden.
@@MrThunderwing kinda, Yaksha's throws are somewhat hit or miss, some tips I can give are always position yourself below banglar, and wait for enemies to approach you, if theyre weak grab them and use down throw, (it raises them, causing damage to banglar's cockpit after slamming them) if theyre more tricky like the kunoichis, the hunchbacks or the golem robots, use your special command grab (up + atk button) and throw them sideways, that will clear some space and hit banglar at the same time, and ALWAYS keep an eye on the laser wall around banglar, when you see it coming, do a somersault to the side with less enemies, after things calm down a bit, return to your spot and repeat.
How many characters called Raiden are there now? Mortal Kombat, Fatal Fury, Metal Gear, now Ninja Warriors... anyone remind others? BTW, there is anything resembling a ninja with this raiden xD but is cool
The 'underground' resistance force just has one of the most advanced weapon systems ever seen and they need it to go after a bunch of people armed with bowie knives?
I love how the enemies see this huge motherfucking Samurai death mech, and their reaction is to try and punch, kick and stab it with their puny knives and swords
"So you want us to create a robot with the skill and cunning of a shinobi, but with enough firepower to rival that of a small country?" "Is that doable?" "How soon can you pay us?" "Right this very moment" "DONE!"
Impossible on last boss. The enemies don't let you do anything! Grab only with special button and lasers kill enemy in your hand before you throw him into boss.
I am so buying this in August! I know I can buy it early if I make a Japanese account, but it won't feel the same! Edit: Or maybe I will buy it early 😏 Edit 2: I bought it early :)
dont know why but this robot reminds me on robocop and transformer combined image these robots in real life i think with our technology these days it might be possible to create a simple made robot thats programmed to shot everything thats moving but such androids maybe in 2029 like the story tells us in Terminator also imagine good robots are fighting against evil robots
I just unlocked and tried to play Raiden after beating the campaign on hard with Ninja. I didn’t know about half of these moves! I couldn’t even figure out how to turn around 😅😂
With the exception of Mike Haggar, I've never really been a fan of the "big and powerful but slow" characters in beat-'em-ups. However, considering this thing is a God damn Transformer, oh, I'm definitely going to fuck shit up with him when I eventually get my hands on this game.
Raiden is essentially a boss character made playable. Just look at him he's as big as the first boss you smash. Also the alt mode for him is a cool way to make him unique.
If you look carefully, he is actually a bit taller and definitely more massive because, well, if Banglar can have those minions, why should the resistance hold back?!
I love the way he Transforms
@@KUROSHURA: Same here. I wish he had a vehicle mode akin to Transformers in which he transforms into a killer tank-like vehicle and runs over the opposition.
Why does he remind me of Metal Gear some reason? (and pun: Raiden to add that too, but I mean the actual Metal Gear bots that he and Snake had to deal with; Rex & Ray) with a hint of ED-209?
More like the Final Boss made playable
You never expect the giant war mech of death to actually be a ninja.
Shinuichi Taniguchi should get a special award for single-handedly redrawing and animating all the pixel art Wild Guns and Ninja Warriors Again from scratch, just like he did with the SNES originals.
I loved wild guns!
I noticed that every stage tells you a story on the situation you're in.. or the fact that the opposing side becomes more desperate by sending in bigger treats and such.
I would totally hire Taniguchi-san for making a game with my OCs.
In case you havent heard, Shadow of the Ninja is next, with assistance from Go Nagai!
@@FCEngine Awesome. I hope Taito do even more after and they all sell well. Legend of Kage and Demon Sword would be some awesome ones. And another *The Ninja Warriors* game too. I think a LOT more can be done with it.
Foot Soldier: "Sir! There's a huge-as-hell robot who's just mowing through our forces and it even smacked Gigant around! What do we do!?"
Banglar: "I don't know...! Go and stab it or something!"
Good luck with that.
GLORY TO BANGLAR!
they could have replaced the knives with tasers, they do more damage to a robot
They are Brainwashed or something after all, making it reasonable for them to be stupid
ok i quit then
The absolute hi-grade Teflon BALLS these foot soldiers must have to just charge at a massive Samurai Transformer with a goddamned knife. Banglar knows how to build 'em, that's for sure!
Again, thanks for all the character uploads!
That's exactly what I was thinking
What about the suit guys, who are just trying to punch and kick a motherfucking giant death mech?
Hahaha
@@JoaoLucasK the worst part is that it actually works, god I hate those guys, with any other character besides Raiden they come out of nowhere and throw your ass to the other side of the screen, with Raiden the worst they can do is trip you, which is still ridiculous when you're a 4 meter 32 ton robot.
@@ayar2 from an in-universe perspective, the androids *were* untested; Mulk's forces had no choice but to make do with suboptimal hard-, firm-, and software. Still, Raiden's offensive power compensates quite well.
*•Scientist:* Sir, how large should we have the new Raiden ninja unit be?
*•Mulk:* Yes.
Raiden:" The bigger i am!!!"
Fodder soldier:" Noooo nooooo.. wimper."
All of it.
Cool, you choose hard mode... for enemies.
"Hey, guess what your main attack is? WALKING!" "Oh hey, Big Zam"
A Gundam Battle Assault Reference, and a Game Grumps Reference all in one. A man of culture I see.
03:32
When Raiden meets the first stage boss…
Raiden: Finally, a worthy opponent.
"We've built several androids, which we designed to look and fight like real ninja warriors"
Raiden:
what, don't you know about the legend of the ninja that can transform into an ED-209 and shoot thugs?
In awe at the size of this lad
ABSOLUTE FUCKING UNIT
Wtf I literally ddint expect a Giant mech for a freaking beat them up game, im impressed and in awe rn
A 32 ton transforming mech monster
Gets toppled by a human sweep kick
refer to conservation of ninjutsu
Radien is by far the most stealthiest of the 5 bots.
niceguy60 it would have been extra hilarious to give him stealth camo option
@@dextergarner1286
Nah no need to, I can barely see or hear him coming now.
niceguy60 😂
How the hell did a giant robot sneak in?! It must have taken a tactical geni- *CRRRREEEEEEEEEED!*
Nobody know you went in when nobody left alive to report you
That was undoubtedly A full fledge Slaughter when you use that character you're just cold-blooded when you select him holy Jesus LOL
An entire army of robots and high-tech footsoldiers
Vs
One large boi
Hats off to you mastering raiden. He is so complex compared to the other characters.
I mean to turn around is a button combination
Wait ...you need to input several buttons just to turn around?
@@pandugumelar4814 indeed. Your first time with raiden will be hell until you master his turn around and cyclone spinning fist thing
Can someone how to turn around please, i don't seem to get the hang of it
@@AJsewZRyder in the menu there's a game manual with all the character move combinations
@@hoofstermon2982 thanks
The thought process of an entry-level foot soldier in Banglar's army: "Hey look, a cybernetic sentinel that could crush me to a pulp...I'm gonna poke it in the shins with a knife!"
Can you image being a henchman that day at work?
Boss: "Here you got a knife. Now go stab that fuckin 32 ton walking tank"
The Henchman: Oh come on, the other guys get swords, guns and all this cool stuff, why do I and 10000 others get a simple kitchen knife?
What a crazy run and character to boot---congrats on the full sweep clear! Who knows how long it'll be until another new release, remake or otherwise, provides for such a fine feat of a project to behold.
I wish more games let you play as a mech.
I love Raiden's inclusion in this game. Just wish he was also invulnerable to leg sweeps from the suit enemies. I know they're trying to prevent him from being too OP, but a giant mech being tripped by a guy in a suit doesn't sit well with me... O.o
armored warriors: ''i'm a joke to you?''
yeah he should be knoecked back only by the larger enemies
these suit guys might be Kanemitsu Otomos for all we know
Oh man, this video does a way better job showing off what makes this game interesting and unique than pretty much any other footage I've seen of it. Really makes me want to give it a shot myself.
LMAO~! That's like playing with a Sentinel, that's pretty awesome!
3:35 Sentinel VS Abigail from STREET FIGHTER V 😂👍
The art sytle and music of this game reminds me of a lot of awesome Capcom games of the mid 90s :) Which ties in with your question about "How many other games let you play as a giant mech" - he reminds me of the Sentinel in X Mwn: Children of the Atom :)
I just wanna say man I love your videos. Especially the 1CCs for this game. They helped me get 1CCs on all characters! You're a beast and I appreciate the work you do my man. ✌️
I feel bad for these poor guys. I mean it's not fair, see what the have to fight, with their fist.
Wtf does the puny minimum wage security guard hope to do against friking death mech named after the God of Thunder?
They got strong legs.
Or a guy wearing a suit
the guys with claws look like junkies sent to fight for a daily dose of their poison
and the cyborgs who got in rainbow what is that some regeneration or a additional battle mode??
I like his spinning backhand move, it's a huge help in dealing with enemies from both sides.
I have seen the sorrow that goes into playing Raiden. Excellent clear.
Pretty enjoyable game. Making the Switch region free was perhaps the best decision Nintendo made.
Jesus, and here I thought Ninja was big in the original game.
This game is worth the buying price just for the awesome soundtrack only.
Probably one of the very few game soundtracks that I can remember the tunes very well after all these years, even the boss fight tunes too.
The last fight was amazing. The music and the sound effects are really imersive. I love this game.
I've given up trying to 1CC the game with Raiden. The final boss wasn't tested for this character.
In awe at the size of this lad. Absolute unit
ENEMY 1: "Guys! There's a giant, metal mech...armed with MASSIVE machine guns which fire an infinite amount of ammo; and these bombs which it can rapidly and infinitely drop; and, two GIGANTIC flame-throwers which it uses to fly!"
ENEMY 2: "I'll get my knife! Because, if there's anything that giant metal mechs are weak against...it's small knives."
ENEMY 3: "I'll just stand there and do NOTHING!"
ENEMY 4: "Stand there...and do NOTHING? I like that plan! I will do the same thing!"
ENEMY 5: "You're all stupid! Taking two steps forward...and, two steps back with a gun in your hands is the only way of defeating a giant mech. Therefore, I will be doing just that!"
ENEMY 1: "Good! I see we're all prepared to act accordingly! This giant mech has no chance."
Now that´s a beefy robot! I swear if some company makes an action figure of this character, I´ll buy onsight!
Goddamn, you make that final boss fight against Banglar look easy with Raiden...
I remember playing this game on the SNES, and I absolutely loved it!! But this one is a major step above that version! Graphics, animations, and backgrounds TOP NOTCH👍👍⭐
I'm getting some vibes of Armored Warriors whenever I'm playing as this guy.
All of those foot soldiers had the balls to come close to a 6 meter tall death dealing machine and try to punch, kick or stab it... now that is a high level of loyalty and commitment.
The first thing I said when I saw Raiden bust through the wall on the first level was what the fuck are you kidding me
Cool gameplay! Never thought I’d see a giant playable character like him before
The pixel art in this game is next level awesome! :D
The Ninja Warriors, but i don't see any ninja in here, what i see is a terminator mech villain who attacking people.
Raiden has received an upgrade from Cyber-Ninja to a METAL-GEAR UNIT- Bi-pedal!
Yep I am referring to Raiden from MG ^^
Thanks for creating a walk-through with each character. Hope you do the same for some of the other games.
JESUS its like Taito took SENTINEL from Capcom's Xmen children of the Atom or Huitzul from Darkstalkers Vampire Hunter.
So,basically a Sentinel from X-Men fucked an ED-209 from Robocop and this was the result.
Raiden is Sentinel from Marvel vs Capcom 2... They're both cheap and boss like.
LOL i know huh.
except raiden just looks cheap, he`s very hard to use
jesus, it looks incredibly hard to play with this character.
Love the music at the start when the words Ninja Warriors comes up in red and we see the cyborg female.
Wish there were more beat em up characters like Raiden
19:34 regular unarmed guy in suit squaring up
The first boss was like "this shit is not even fair!" now you know the pain you bastard! xD
I almost expected Raiden to say "thrust punch"
ROCKET PUNCH
COMPLY
MUTANT APPREHENDED
What an amazing tribute to the original
An armored robot giant vs an army of people with stabbing weapons. (Huh?!)
Who would win?
One war-machine android/mecha named after a god of thunder
Or
Some stabby bois
Bruh this robot is a one man army, cool af
*Chainsaw guy cuts through door*
"Alright, ya pip... squeak..."
*Chainsaw guy steps back through the door and off screen. Sound of a car door slamming shut followed by the engine starting and then tires peeling out.*
Raiden: get back here little man!
NPC : Uh carl ... Why is the player megatron ?
Lol it's a Japanese version of Sentinel from X-Men!
So, to stay in line with current events and technological advancements, they added a sinister Drone / UAV in the background right there @3:06 not present in the original 1994 version! Cool touch indeed!
I also realised that in the SNES version there were only 2 or 3 robots to choose from as the format was too great for the SNES system? I could be wrong
@@sinfulkivisian20 Well the SNES version really did push the hardware to its limits displaying a lot more large sprites simultaneously than the SNES could handle, so I doubt they had much room left to in that cartridge to add any more content. It's still one of the most impressive arcade perfect games on the SNES to date!
Very impressive. I'm having a difficult time using Raiden.
Keep practicing. After alot of raging I managed to beat the game with him on normal. Utilise his grabs when you can. He can even grab and throw the big boss on the first stage
@@hoofstermon2982 How do you unlock Raiden? I've just finished the game for the first time using the Ninja and that was hard enough.
@@MrThunderwing you had to finish the game using Yaksha (the white clad one) to unlock Raiden,. However, keep in mind that you just need to beat Banglar using her, so you can just clear the stages with whatever android you like, and once you reach the checkpoint before the final boss be sure to let yourself get killed then pick Yaksha and beat Banglar, that will unlock Raiden.
@@ayar2 Oh man, that sounds like it's going to be tricky...
@@MrThunderwing kinda, Yaksha's throws are somewhat hit or miss, some tips I can give are always position yourself below banglar, and wait for enemies to approach you, if theyre weak grab them and use down throw, (it raises them, causing damage to banglar's cockpit after slamming them) if theyre more tricky like the kunoichis, the hunchbacks or the golem robots, use your special command grab (up + atk button) and throw them sideways, that will clear some space and hit banglar at the same time, and ALWAYS keep an eye on the laser wall around banglar, when you see it coming, do a somersault to the side with less enemies, after things calm down a bit, return to your spot and repeat.
He reminds me of Sentinel from the Capcom XMEN games.
How many characters called Raiden are there now? Mortal Kombat, Fatal Fury, Metal Gear, now Ninja Warriors... anyone remind others? BTW, there is anything resembling a ninja with this raiden xD but is cool
Alright, I'm digging Raiden!
Seeing the boss of stage 5 get so mercilessly destroyed and outclassed brings me great joy.
The 'underground' resistance force just has one of the most advanced weapon systems ever seen and they need it to go after a bunch of people armed with bowie knives?
When i played this game for the first time, i picked Raiden last and when i saw how big he is in the game i was like holy molly!
Thats the best ninja i have ever seen
so spoilers, you reach your final objective and then blow up alongside the enemy base? thats fuckin based
They really brought knives to a robot fight.
Jesus, his front blasters are OP. I luv it
I love how the enemies see this huge motherfucking Samurai death mech, and their reaction is to try and punch, kick and stab it with their puny knives and swords
a ninja robot named Raiden? wait...
nothing screams NINJA like a giant rampaging Robot
"Holy shit, a Transformer! Imma stab it!"
Time for the big boy to play!
How do you unlock him in the game?
I got him by playing through hard mode with Yaksha, but I think you just need to play through the game twice. Not sure.
Beat it once to unlock Yaksha and twice to unlock Raiden
Also hello you!
ayyyy lbj
HELLO YOU!! Yaksha sends her regards. 😙
"So you want us to create a robot with the skill and cunning of a shinobi, but with enough firepower to rival that of a small country?"
"Is that doable?"
"How soon can you pay us?"
"Right this very moment"
"DONE!"
Wow. And I just finished watching a playthrough with Yasha. Now all the big scary enemies from before barely reach Raiden's waist.
I dunno why, but I've started to call Raiden "Big Gus" for some reason.
Sentinel: "That's ma boy!"
Raiden transforms into the Walker from FF7!
Wish more beat em ups had this depth. Still my favorite.
Work of Art.
Very well executed. I could never defeat the last boss, and that's on normal.
Impossible on last boss. The enemies don't let you do anything! Grab only with special button and lasers kill enemy in your hand before you throw him into boss.
This thing's so scary, you almost feel sorry for the enemies it kills.
I am so buying this in August! I know I can buy it early if I make a Japanese account, but it won't feel the same!
Edit: Or maybe I will buy it early 😏
Edit 2: I bought it early :)
Poor guys trying to stab with a knife
And i feel sorry for those guys with the white and yellow Yakuza suits😅
dont know why but this robot reminds me on robocop and transformer combined
image these robots in real life
i think with our technology these days it might be possible to create a simple made robot thats programmed to shot everything thats moving
but such androids maybe in 2029 like the story tells us in Terminator
also imagine good robots are fighting against evil robots
Playing Raiden took some getting used to. But once you get it he's OP.
03:35 SENTINEL VS ABIGAIL IN MECHA POWER RANGER MODE
I'm going to nickname Raiden >factory reset< he just wipes everything out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
全キャラ1cc Hard クリアおめでとうございます！
本当にiconoclast さんは どのゲームも上手で憧れます。
ライデンは楽しいキャラですね。
I just unlocked and tried to play Raiden after beating the campaign on hard with Ninja. I didn’t know about half of these moves! I couldn’t even figure out how to turn around 😅😂
It was already difficult to play with Ninja, now much more with that thing
With the exception of Mike Haggar, I've never really been a fan of the "big and powerful but slow" characters in beat-'em-ups. However, considering this thing is a God damn Transformer, oh, I'm definitely going to fuck shit up with him when I eventually get my hands on this game.
who was the absolute mad lad that managed to topple that thing at 8:12 with his FISTS?