Raiden IV has received mixed or average review scores upon its U.S. release, with both IGN and the Official Xbox Magazine scoring it a 6 out of 10. IGN's Eric Brudvig writes: "Though at first glance you might think there are 14 levels in Raiden IV ... there are in fact only seven with the second half of the game merely repeating the first.... UFO Interactive Games went ahead and added insult to injury with its use of downloadable content.
Raiden IV received mixed reviews upon its U.S. release, with IGN and Official Xbox Magazine giving it a 6 out of 10 score.  IGN's Eric Brudvig criticized the game for having only seven levels after initially appearing to have fourteen, and that downloadable content was used as an insult to players.