This game is a port of the original Arcade release. It was released only in Japan in 2006 but it also was re-release worldwide in 2014 for digital download on the Steam platform.Players once again take control of the famous Raiden Supersonic Attack Fighter red for player 1 and blue for player 2 as usual; there are no selectable ships. Two player mode is enhanced by an exclusive new attack: a beam that is usable whenever one player lines up in front of the other.In Double play mode both players share the live and bomb stocks and without continue. In PlayStation 2 both players can be played from the same controller.