Riot (video game)

Riot
DeveloperTecmo
PublisherNMK
PlatformArcade
Release1992
GenreShooting gallery
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Riot[a] is a 1992 shooting gallery video game developed by Tecmo and published by NMK for arcades.[1] While Tecmo had previously released NMK's games in arcades, NMK received a license to develop Bomb Jack Twin and publish Riot in return.[2] It was only released overseas, though Koei Tecmo reacquired the game's rights before 2014.[3] Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in October 2024.[4]

Gameplay

The game is a shooting gallery game similar to TAD Corporation's 1988 game Cabal.[5] The player must shoot enemies including soldiers, helicopters and mythical creatures in the foreground and background, which the player must frequently switch between while avoiding bullets and explosives. Every level ends when the player reaches the end of the set piece and defeats a boss enemy. The levels become increasingly surreal and nonsensical as the game progresses, resulting in the player having to defeat demons and an evil magician who summons a dragon.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: 雷軋斗, Hepburn: Raijito

References

  1. ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  2. ↑ "【アケアカ】『雷軋斗』10月31日に配信。遮蔽物を活用しながら画面の手前・奥に現れる敵を倒していくアクション | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  3. ↑ Ohara, Atsushi (June 5, 2014). "テクモ・アーケードゲーム・クロニクル". SweepRecord (in Japanese). Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ Yarwood, Jack (October 30, 2024). "This Week's Arcade Archives Release Is Tecmo's Crosshair Shooter 'Riot'". Time Extension. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  5. ↑ "「アーケードアーカイブス 雷軋斗」，10月31日配信。画面の手前と奥に出現する敵を撃ち分けて倒していくアクションシューティング". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). Retrieved July 27, 2026.
  6. ↑ Plasket, Michael (August 14, 2017). "Riot". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
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