Raiden DX is an arcade shoot'em up. The game features similar vertically scrolling shooter gameplay as in Raiden and Raiden II. The player controls a jet fighter and blasts his way through various stages which are divided into levels. When destroying buildings and enemies the player can collect power-ups to gain better weapons, bombs, missiles, and score extra points. There are three stages, Practice, Novice, and Expert. At the end of each level, the player has to defeat a boss. (mobygames.com)