Bombs are special weapons that deal damage over a wide area and cancel out enemy fire.

In Japan, Game Machine listed Raiden II on their February 1, 1994 issue as being the most-successful table arcade unit at the time.

[1] In North America, RePlay reported Raiden II to be the second most-popular arcade game at the time.

[2] Game Machine also listed Raiden DX on their September 15, 1994 issue as being the fifth most-successful table arcade unit at the time.

[4] Play Meter listed Raiden II to be the thirty-sixth most-popular arcade game at the time.