Raiden Fighters 2: Operation Hell Dive - Revision history

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 ===Grazing===
-When the player is close enough to a bullet sparks will appear to the left or right side of their ship (depending on where the bullet is) and a unique sound effect plays. This grants points in a per-frame basis, starting at 10 and increasing by 10 points every frame until reaching the max of 1,110 points per frame. Compared to its prequel, graze opportunities are much more prominent in ''Raiden Fighters 2'' particularly during boss encounters.
+When the player is close enough to a bullet, sparks will appear to the left or right side of their ship (depending on where the bullet is) and a unique sound effect plays. Points on a per-frame basis are granted, starting at 110 and increasing by 10 points every frame until reaching the max of 1,110 points per frame. The graze value resets back to 110 if no grazing is done for 60 frames. This is the same for all ships (including their slave variants) except for the Fairy. The graze value for the Fairy stays consistently at 1,110 points. This makes her accumulate much more score from grazing over the course of an entire run.
 Playing the game normally and uncovering most of the secrets usually results in scores in the 70-80 millions range by the end. By implementing grazing strategies it is not rare to reach scores over the 100 millions range with enough practice, though how much is required can heavily depend on a ship's scoring potential. For more information see the [[STG_Hall_of_Records/R#Raiden_Fighters_2|STG Hall of Records]].

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	Playing the game normally and uncovering most of the secrets usually results in scores in the 70-80 millions range by the end. By implementing grazing strategies it is not rare to reach scores over the 100 millions range with enough practice, though how much is required can heavily depend on a ship's scoring potential. For more information see the [[STG_Hall_of_Records/R#Raiden_Fighters_2\|STG Hall of Records]].		Playing the game normally and uncovering most of the secrets usually results in scores in the 70-80 millions range by the end. By implementing grazing strategies it is not rare to reach scores over the 100 millions range with enough practice, though how much is required can heavily depend on a ship's scoring potential. For more information see the [[STG_Hall_of_Records/R#Raiden_Fighters_2\|STG Hall of Records]].
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		+	It is more lucrative and easier to graze slower bullets as they linger on screen for longer. Therefore, suiciding to lower the [[Raiden_Fighters_2:_Operation_Hell_Dive#Rank\|rank]] becomes a high-end scoring strategy.

	===Mission bonus===		===Mission bonus===

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-*Fixed position ('''default ships''').
+*Fixed position ('''default ships''', '''Hell Diver''').
 *Slaves slowly follow the player ('''hidden ships''').
 Both fire narrow twin shots.

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-'''Raiden Fighters 2: Operation Hell Dive''' (JP:ライデンファイターズ2) is a vertically scrolling-shooter developed by [[Seibu Kaihatsu]] in 1997. It is the sequel to [[Raiden Fighters]]. Raiden Fighters 2 retains several elements from its prequel, featuring more playable ships, hidden bonuses scattered throughout each stage and the introduction of a '''[[Help:Glossary#True_Last_Boss|true last boss]].
+'''Raiden Fighters 2: Operation Hell Dive''' (JP:ライデンファイターズ2) is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by [[Seibu Kaihatsu]] in 1997. It is the sequel to [[Raiden Fighters]]. Raiden Fighters 2 retains several elements from its prequel, featuring more playable ships, hidden bonuses scattered throughout each stage and the introduction of a '''[[Help:Glossary#True_Last_Boss|true last boss]].
 An Xbox compilation titled '''Raiden Fighters Evolution''' featuring Raiden Fighters and Raiden Fighters 2 was planned for release in 2003 but ended up being cancelled. Raiden Fighters 2 is part of '''Raiden Fighters Aces''' for the Xbox 360 and '''Raiden Legacy''' for PC and mobile phones.

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-*The score ranking screen has a different graphic and text at the top. The stage labelling has also been changed due to the inclusion of loops.
+*The score ranking screen has a different graphic and text at the top. The stage labelling has also been changed due to the inclusion of the second loop.
 *For some reason, the "Masters of Ships" screen that is seen throughout the attract cycle doesn't appear in this version.

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 ==Version Differences==
 ===US===
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 *A Parental Advisory warning screen has been added. It is seen when the game first boots up and throughout the attract cycle.
 *The time it takes to uncover a Miclus by flying over its hidden spot has been significantly shortened. For ships with medium to slow speed simply reaching the spot is enough to make the Miclus appear.
-*The days required to unlock the hidden ships is the same as the Japanese version. However, the option to enable the Special and Expert modes only appears once the days of operation counter is '''over 70 days'''.
+*The days required to unlock the hidden ships is the same as the Japanese version. However, the option to enable Special mode only appears once the days of operation counter is '''over 70 days'''.
 ===US Single Board===
-This is known as "US Single Board" in emulators like MAME. It is an updated version of the US release (notice the modified logo, Raiden Fighters '''2.1'''). It has the following differences:
+This is known as "US Single Board" in emulators like MAME, being an updated version of the US release (notice the modified logo, Raiden Fighters '''2.1'''). It has the following differences:
 *There is no 999 countdown when the machine is first booted up.
 *All the secret ships are unlocked.
-*Special mode isn't locked under the days of operation (for some reason, the days of operation are maxed out at 9999 by default) and can be enabled anytime in Service Menu just like the Japanese version. But again, Expert mode is not playable.
+*Special mode isn't locked under the days of operation (for some reason, the days of operation are maxed out at 9999 by default) and can be enabled anytime in Service Menu just like the Japanese version.
 Aside from that, all the prior changes from the first US release carry over to this version.
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 ===China===
-This is an unofficial Chinese version released in the year 2000, it is known as '''Raiden Fighters 2 Operation Hell Dive 2000'''/'''Raiden Fighters 2 2000 Operation Hell Dive'''. It has the following differences:
+This is an unofficial Chinese version released in the year 2000, it is known as '''Raiden Fighters 2 Operation Hell Dive 2000''' and '''Raiden Fighters 2 2000 Operation Hell Dive''' (it is unclear which one is the official name). It has the following differences:
 *There is no 999 countdown when the machine is first booted up.
 *All the secret ships are unlocked.
 *Rank is much lower compared to any other version. This causes both demos during the attract sequence to desync.
 ====Audio differences====
-The Japanese version and every other release use the Yamaha YMF271 for their sound chips, while this version has two Oki MSM6295 (Note: both of these specifications were taken from MAME's "System Information" menu). This version has considerably inferior sound quality, several songs (stages and boss BGM) play as one part of their entire track in a short loop and many sections of the game have the wrong BGM being played.
+The Japanese version and every other release use the Yamaha YMF271 for their sound chips, while this version has two Oki MSM6295 (Note: both of these specifications were taken from the '''System Information''' menu in the emulator MAME). This version has considerably inferior sound quality, several songs (stages and boss BGM) play as one part of their entire track in a short loop and many sections of the game have the wrong BGM being played.
 *The 'insert credit' sound effect is the same as [[Raiden Fighters Jet]].
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 *The name entry screen plays the mission briefing BGM.
 *The staff roll plays the BGM of the first portion of the train stage.
-<gallery>
+===Taiwan===
-===Korea===
+<div align="center">
-*The text in the mission briefing screens has been translated to English.
+*The score ranking screen has a different graphic and text at the top. The stage labelling has also been changed due to the inclusion of loops.
-*There are no requirements for accessing the Red Eye fight.
+*For some reason, the "Masters of Ships" screen that is seen throughout the attract cycle doesn't appear in this version.
 ==Trivia==

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 |developer = [[Seibu Kaihatsu]]
-|publisher = [[Seibu Kaihatsu]] <br> Fabtek (US) <br> The Metrotainment Network (Hong Kong) <br> Dream Island Co. (Korea)
+|publisher = [[Seibu Kaihatsu]] <br> Fabtek (US) <br> The Metrotainment Network (Hong Kong) <br> Dream Island Co. (Korea) <br> Tuning Electronic (Germany)
 |producer = H. Hamada <br> S. Mori
 |music = G. Sato

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 *The intro sequence has no BGM.
 *The lake stage plays the beach stage BGM.
-*The second portion of the train stage (everything after 'target approaching' warning) plays the boss BGM.
+*The second portion of the train stage (everything after the 'target approaching' warning) plays the boss BGM.
 *The desert stage plays the BGM of the first portion of the train stage.
 *The final stage plays the sky stage BGM.
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 RF2_2k_logo_2.png
 </gallery>
 ==Trivia==