is a maze chase arcade game released in April

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in Japan by

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. The object of the game is to drive your vehicle around a maze in order to clear the maze of dots while avoiding enemies. The game consists of 32 mazes total plus boss fights (some optional, some not). The game was ported to the

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under the title ''Youmais'' the same year. It was included as part of the compilation ''

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'' in 2006, marking its first official release in the west. It was also re-released as part of the ''

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'' lineup on the

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and

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on November 18, 2021, worldwide.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Raimais'' on their June 15, 1988 issue as being the eleventh most-successful table arcade unit of the month.

References

External links

Raimais at gaming.moe
* * {{MobyGames, id=/raimais
Raimais at StrategyWiki
1988 video games Arcade video games Famicom Disk System games Maze games Nintendo Switch games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation 4 games Taito arcade games Taito L System games Video games featuring female protagonists Video games developed in Japan Hamster Corporation games