RayStorm (1996)

Developer

Taito

Publisher

Sony Computer Entertainment, Empire Interactive, CyberFront, Working Designs, Mediaquest, Taito

Platforms

Arcade, PlayStation 3, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable

Genres

Shooter

Rating

3.5 of 5, 8 player ratings

Where to get it

Website

How it feels

A tight, no-nonsense arcade shooter where you blast through waves of futuristic enemies with satisfying lock-on missiles and constant pressure to stay sharp.

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About

RayStorm is a scrolling shooter set hundreds of years in the future, and was one of the launch titles for the Sony PlayStation. RayStorm consists of eight stages where players must pilot their "R-Gray" spaceships shooting down anything that moves. Like all of the games in the Ray Series, enemies can be shot down with a primary weapon or by holding down a missile button to lock on to multiple enemies.

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