Raiden DX is an arcade shoot'em up. The game features similar vertically scrolling shooter gameplay as in its predecessors Raiden and Raiden II . The player controls a jet fighter and blasts his way through various stages which are divided into levels.
The game has three stages: Practice, Novice and Expert. Practice features one level only. Novice features 5 levels and Expert features 8 levels, including remixed versions of the Novice and Practice levels. At the end of each level, the player must defeat a level boss to progress.
Throughout the game, players can collect power-ups to gain better weapons, bombs, missiles, and score extra points when destroying buildings and enemies. This adds an extra layer of strategy to the gameplay.
Raiden DX was released on the PlayStation on 1997-04-11 .