You thought it was over, but think again. Sure, our economy is in shambles, but it is becoming the Jurassic Park for one dinosaur of a system. Horrible metaphors aside, our loss has apparently become its gain. Yes, I am talking about none other than the PlayStation 2, which Sony has placed in the limelight again in an attempt to market off of these direst of times.
In keeping with the strange tradition of denying audiences easy access to the third installment of series (hey, Final Fantasy and Street Fighter…), the shoot-’em-up arcade favorite, Raiden, has kept its second brother from home view–until now. Why was Raiden III hidden away for twelve long years? Was it too gloriously beautiful, known to blind gamers with its radiance? Or hideously deformed, hunched over a bucket of fish heads and stinking up the attic? Nick looks at Raiden’s deep, dark past, and the reworked PS2 Raiden III, after the jump.
