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Excellent conversion of the Atari 2600 classic by Carol Shaw.

Graphics: 4 Sound: 3 Replay Value: 4 Notes: 1- or 2-player game; designer credits in title screen Screen Shots

River Raid is a good, solid action game. I may not be that great at it, but I do enjoy the graphics and sound. It doesn't have a musical soundtrack, and the sound effects are about average to slightly above. The graphics are pleasing, and smooth-scrolling. The game grows challenging relatively quickly, and has a really cool title screen. It's vastly better than the Atari VCS version. Easily the best port of any Atari VCS game to the Intellivision that Activision did (that I've played). Best Score: 14850 (10 bridges) [Start: Bridge 1]

A total of three River Raid box variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Activision	MZ-007-02	1983		Copyright listed as 1982, 1983 Activision, Inc.; has barcode on back; not modified part number: MZ prefix; was this indicating 'the end of the line' for the Intellivision games?
	Digiplay	N/A	None		Digiplay version; 'Av. Açaí' address printed on back; special thanks to Intellivotion
Image not available.	ShockVision	N/A	None		Standard generic ShockVision box

A total of three River Raid manual variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Activision	MZ-007-03	1983	U.S.A.
Image not available.	Activision	N/A	None		Italian version of the manual; reported by Andre81; no part number, origin, or date are apparent
	Digiplay	N/A	None	Brazil	Digiplay edition; no part number or copyright apparent; 'Av. Açaí' address printed on back; submitted by Psycho Stormtrooper; special thanks to Hankster and Intellivotion

A total of two River Raid overlay variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Activision	MZ-007-05	1983	U.S.A.	These overlays are notorious for the backing peeling or chipping off—finding and keeping a high-quality set is a challenge
	Digiplay	N/A	None		Copyright information removed, but Activision logo remains; better quality than the standard overlays!; special thanks to Intellivotion

A total of three River Raid label variants have been documented.

Image	Vendor	Part Number	Year	Origin	Description
	Activision	MZ-007-04	1983		Copyright actually listed as 1982, 1983 Activision, Inc.
	Digiplay	N/A	None		No origin or copyright info; ™ upper right; standard Mattel cartridge shell; large purple label with slightly rounded corners; submitted by Psycho Stormtrooper; special thanks to Hankster and Intellivotion
Image not available.	ShockVision	N/A	None		Standard ShockVision label.

	Undoubtedly the coolest Activision title screen.
	One of my favorite aspects of the Intellivision version of River Raid is that you can fly over the land—if you can dodge the trees.

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