--- title: "Raiden V: Director’s Cut" url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/releases/nintendo-switch/raiden-v-directors-cut/" description: "Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago. The easy to learn, hard to master series comes to Nintendo Switch" author: "Patrick Dankers" published at: "2019-07-25 00:00:00" image: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/raiden-v-director-s-cut.jpeg" markdown url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/releases/nintendo-switch/raiden-v-directors-cut.md" --- Raiden V: Director's Cut | Nintendo Switch Releases | NintendoReporters [![Raiden V: Director’s Cut](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/raiden-v-director-s-cut.jpeg "Raiden V: Director’s Cut")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/raiden-v-director-s-cut.jpeg)Arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre 25 years ago. The easy to learn, hard to master series comes to Nintendo Switch in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth’s future-where the tide of battle holds constant surprises. ## [](#game-modes)Game Modes: - Story Mode – All new story full of twists and turns! The story alters depending on your performance! - Boss Mission – Defeat bosses under special conditions and compete in the leaderboards! - Gallery – Dozens of character, concept, and game art waiting to be unearthed! ## [](#features)Features: - Supports 1 – 2 players (offline) - New ship damage system (uses health bar, not lives) - 3 distinct ships with different Defense, Mobility, and sub-weapons - New “”Cheer Attack”” that greatly boosts sub-weapons for a short time - Voice Acting for the first time in the series - Director’s Cut exclusive levels ### Release info - Raiden V: Director’s Cut Release date 2019-07-25 00:00:00 Publisher UFO Interactive Demo available DLC available Max players 2 Age rating 7 NS Online support Game code HACPARMPB Cloud Saves support Voice Chat support HD Rumble support Languages japanese, english, chinese Genres arcade, shooter ### Nintendo eShop - Raiden V: Director’s Cut [EUR 29.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/NL/nl/titles/70010000018127/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview) [EUR 29.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/BE/nl/titles/70010000018127/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview) [EUR 29.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/DE/de/titles/70010000018127/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview) [EUR 29.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/FR/fr/titles/70010000018127/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview) [GBP 26.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/GB/en/titles/70010000018127/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview) [USD 29.99](https://www.nintendo.com/US/store/products/raiden-v-director8217s-cut-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview) ¥35.00 [CAD 37.79](https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/products/raiden-v-director8217s-cut-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview) [EUR 29.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/IT/it/titles/70010000018127/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview) [MXN 581.81](https://www.nintendo.com/es-mx/store/products/raiden-v-director8217s-cut-switch/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview) [EUR 29.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/PT/pt/titles/70010000018127/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview) [8,99 €](https://ec.nintendo.com/SK/sk/titles/70010000018127/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview) [EUR 29.99](https://ec.nintendo.com/ES/es/titles/70010000018127/?utm_source=nintendoreporters.com&utm_medium=releases&utm_campaign=game-price-overview) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Show me all prices! 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