Hidden Fighter Craft
A notable feature is the inclusion of hidden fighter craft in all three games. These secret craft are made available by software settings or when other special requirements are met.
All three games include two ships from Seibu Kaihatsu's past hit games as cameos among the hidden craft: the Raiden mk-II from Raiden II and the red player ship (given the name of Judge Spear in the Raiden Fighters series) from Viper Phase 1. The cameo ships begin with a stock of three Bombs (opposed to two Bombs for the other standard craft). The two ships use the same bombs they used in their original games. The cameo ships use the same Slave machines as the standard craft. The Slaves for the two secret ships will assume different formations when a Slave icon is collected when they already have two Slaves accompanying them.
The Raiden mk-II and the Judge Spear do not have charged specials. They can use both Missile and Laser weapons simultaneously. However, each needs to be powered up individually.
The Slave is also a hidden fighter craft in all three games. The Slave of any craft is playable. It has a rapid-firing, increasingly spreading, and highly damaging main weapon that requires just four power-ups to reach full power. A Slave inherits the speed and the Bomb of the fighter they normally accompany. The most significant aspect of the Slave is its very small hitbox.
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