A year after its Japanese and American release, Raiden Fighters Aces is headed to Europe.

Games like Raiden Fighters Aces are rare. Being a retail shooter collection in North America is enough to make this release uncommon. On top of that you don’t need to be a shmup expert to enjoy Raiden Fighters Aces.

Valcon Games brought Raiden Fighters Aces here this week. A pleasant surprise for shooter fans and solid package for around $20. Colin Gordon, Co-founder of Valcon Games, discusses the release and shares his thoughts on the shmup market.

The ESRB rating made it a safe bet, but nothing beats an official confirmation from publisher Valcon Games. Now we have one (thanks Chris!!). Raiden Fighter Aces is coming to North America thanks to Valcon Games. No official date was listed so we’ll have to go with the early April target set by retailers. Raiden [...]

Zoo Games isn’t publishing Raiden Fighters Aces here. Like we suspected earlier Valcon Games is taking care of it. Before snapping up the rights to Raiden Fighters Aces Valcon Games and Japanese publisher Success struck a deal for Shepherd’s Crossing.   The funny thing is Valcon still hasn’t said anything official about Raiden Fighters Aces. [...]