RAYSTORM TAITO Corporation RAYSTORM, the second installment in TAITO’s classic RAY series of arcade shooting games, locks on to iPhone! TAITO is f… $9.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsRAYSTORM, the second installment in TAITO’s classic RAY series of arcade shooting games, locks on to iPhone! TAITO is famous for arcade shooting games, and the RAY trilogy is one of its most beloved series! Beloved for its beautiful 3D graphics and exhilarating pace, the series’ second installment (following RAYFORCE) is now available in app form! *Two Game Modes: Remix Mode and Arcade Mode! -The Remix Mode provides a new, iPhone-optimized experience with revised difficulty setting, enemy placement, and color schemes. The special TANZMIX mode sound is fresh, too! -For the hardcore, Arcade Mode is a faithful touch screen recreation of the original arcade game. *Two Shooting Methods: Auto and Manual! Auto Mode provides automatic, button-free firing for both the standard weapon and lock-on laser, allowing players to take on this challenging game with a single finger. -When impacted with special Attack gauge accumulated, Round-Divider activated by auto! You can avoid the shot of your aircraft! Manual Mode adds weapon controls (a toggle for the standard shot; fire buttons for the lock-on laser and special attack), providing a more arcade-like play experience. *Support MFi Bluetooth controllers!! Key configuration is also possible! You can place 'Shot', 'Laser' and 'Special attack' on your easy-to-operate button! (When using the controller and playing Remix Mode,you can change the speed of your ship from OPTION > Move Ratio.) *Choose between two ships: the R-GRAY1 and R-GRAY2! RAYSTORM features two playable ships, each with different combat capabilities. The R-GRAY1 boasts powerful shots, while the R-GRAY2’s lasers are capable of locking on to a greater number of targets. Choose the ship that best suits your play style! *RAYSTORM's enchanting soundtrack is back! One of the highlights of the original RAYSTORM experience was its sound design, perfectly replicated here under the supervision of TAITO's ZUNTATA sound team. In addition to the classic soundtrack, this edition includes special TANZMIX renditions! *Added a arranged BGM by MASAKI(ZUNTATA) on Archade mode Area1! Using Option setting,you can choose Original BGM or Arranged BGM!! *Difficulty Modes Added! A total of 8 difficulty modes are now available, ranging from Very Easy to Very Hard. High difficulty can aim high scores! *Game Center Compatibility! Individual rankings have been prepared for each ships and for each game mode. Let's compete with high-score players from all over the world! Get Achievement fulfilling various conditions in game! Aim for Achievement Complete!! **Nortification** This app is intended for the iPhone 4s or newer,iPad mounted VRAM 1G or more,and running iOS version 8 or newer. Information Seller:TAITO Corporation Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Jun 22, 2012 Updated:Sep 06, 2017 Version:2.0.8 Size:96.5 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (2) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel strivemind Well-Known Member Aug 11, 2010 2,784 2 38 Designer Ottawa, Canada http://www.strivemind.com/ #2 strivemind, Jun 21, 2012 Super looking forward to this. One of the greatest shmups from the Arcade/PS/Saturn era. btw, RayForce (the prequel) will be going 50% sale on release of RayStorm. psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,964 717 113 England #3 psj3809, Jun 21, 2012 I better get a second job to afford this new one ! Must admit despite the price i really enjoyed Rayforce, think it was well worth it so looking forward to getting this tonight jaaron Active Member Sep 30, 2010 30 0 0 #4 jaaron, Jun 22, 2012 Yep, just picked up RayForce. Not sure about RayStorm yet. May wait until a price drop. Very interested in reviews. medianotzu Well-Known Member Nov 21, 2009 3,803 9 36 #5 medianotzu, Jun 22, 2012 With RayForce being almost universally reviled (mostly as a port rather than as a game), I'm feeling curious but cautious about RayStorm. strivemind Well-Known Member Aug 11, 2010 2,784 2 38 Designer Ottawa, Canada http://www.strivemind.com/ #6 strivemind, Jun 22, 2012 Haven't gotten RayForce yet, but I'm not sure what the problem is. Anyways, TAITO did a good job porting DARIUSBURST SP from arcades, so I'm hoping this one will be excellent too. strivemind Well-Known Member Aug 11, 2010 2,784 2 38 Designer Ottawa, Canada http://www.strivemind.com/ #7 strivemind, Jun 22, 2012 Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Connector Well-Known Member May 6, 2012 15,512 1 0 In the Chatroom http://thechatroom.freeforums.net/ #8 Connector, Jun 22, 2012 Which is better raystorm or dariusburst? Sanuku Well-Known Member Jun 14, 2009 11,954 4 38 Austria http://www.touchgameplay.com #9 Sanuku, Jun 22, 2012 Nice! Getting it as we Speak. Trev1 Well-Known Member Jan 23, 2011 946 0 0 Chef NYC/CT...USA #10 Trev1, Jun 22, 2012 Hands down one of my all time fav shooters ever... I beat this game once a year on my Psp.... If not for the price tag I would have already beat it on IOS! Anyone on the fence.....jump over and grab it...timeless lock on action in mass effect ! Is worth ten IMO ... syntheticvoid Well-Known Member Jun 20, 2010 14,504 124 63 Musician & factory worker. a[V-O-I-D] http://apparentsymmetry.bandcamp.com #11 syntheticvoid, Jun 22, 2012 Last edited: Jun 22, 2012 damnit... not Universal... I wonder why?? Anyway... bought... but the "2X" at the bottom of my iPad screen is in Japanese... ?? Anyone else? also when GameCenter popped up, it came across in Japanese as well... nothing else is in Japanese... just those two things.... =oP **just noticed that RayForce isn't Universal either... guess their just not able to have the higher graphics assets without some major re-working?? I dunno, but the fact that the RayStorm isn't Universal doesn't bother me as much now knowing that RayForce isn't either... *** Oh well... I'm only into it the first stage, but so far, I prefer DariusBurst. I don't know if it's because I'm more use to it, and need to get more comfortable with the firing mechanics of RayStorm or what... but aside from that, the pixelation goin on is kind of bugging me too... Might have to pull out my iPod and hope the game runs smooth on that... =oP Don't regret my purchase (yet)... but we'll see. **edit** here's some pix so you can see how it looks on my iPad 2... and also, playing RayStorm on my 4th Gen is fine... controls are good, graphics good, and no real frame-rate issues (surprisingly enough...) so... yippie. =oP Attached Files: RayStorm 01.PNG File size: 204 KB Views: 13 RayStorm 02.PNG File size: 205 KB Views: 11 RayStorm Text.PNG File size: 144.3 KB Views: 6 Capricornman Well-Known Member Dec 8, 2011 2,992 0 0 #12 Capricornman, Jun 22, 2012 Ah!!! Decisions decisions? You say it works great on 4th gen iTouch well then that's good for me but I don't know I held off on Darienburst, Rayforce and now there's Raystorm Maybe get or forget Capricornman Well-Known Member Dec 8, 2011 2,992 0 0 #13 Capricornman, Jun 22, 2012 Correction: Dariusburst syntheticvoid Well-Known Member Jun 20, 2010 14,504 124 63 Musician & factory worker. a[V-O-I-D] http://apparentsymmetry.bandcamp.com #14 syntheticvoid, Jun 22, 2012 yeah, whenever I feel like that, I usually wait a week... if I still want the game as bad after that, I'll usually get it... if not... then I forget about it, and wait for a sale. Sanuku Well-Known Member Jun 14, 2009 11,954 4 38 Austria http://www.touchgameplay.com #15 Sanuku, Jun 22, 2012 Game Impressions Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Capricornman Well-Known Member Dec 8, 2011 2,992 0 0 #16 Capricornman, Jun 22, 2012 Thanks for the advice Will keep an eye on the thread! Qwertz555 Well-Known Member May 22, 2010 2,318 29 48 #17 Qwertz555, Jun 22, 2012 Never played or knew about Rayforce/Storm and co. before, so i'm a bit torn with this one. Graphic-wise i just can recommend Dariusbust, while gameplay-wise both are very nice done, imo. Sometimes i'm a bit overwelmed with all the pixels and i have problems to see where i am or the shots are coming from. Otherwise i really love the intense action that's going on with a smooth framerate here on iphone 4. Recommended ? If the 9 or 10 bucks don't hurt you...yes. Biggavelli Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2011 1,106 0 0 Boston,MA #18 Biggavelli, Jun 22, 2012 Im all over this. TheBeastlyNinja Well-Known Member Aug 3, 2009 1,516 5 36 Computer stuff Right behind you #19 TheBeastlyNinja, Jun 22, 2012 Last edited: Jun 22, 2012 I'm on the fence big time with this. If it was .99c-2.99 I would've jumped long ago, but this price tag is killing me. Also I'm going on a 9 hour car ride tommorow, so is this a real battery eater or no? syntheticvoid Well-Known Member Jun 20, 2010 14,504 124 63 Musician & factory worker. a[V-O-I-D] http://apparentsymmetry.bandcamp.com #20 syntheticvoid, Jun 22, 2012 lmao... I've been hoping that more and more developers make top notch games with no IAPs, and keep the prices set reasonably... just like this. Top notch shmup (BTW, I'm HOOKED now... after playing through the Arcade Mode...) - great price (for the PSX - RayStorm is between $25 and $100+ depending on condition...) - and even with an extra iPhone Mode... And then I'm constantly reminded, by posts like this one, of why the AppStore's pricing is a race to the bottom... and why we have so many freemium titles... **edit** BTW, I am NOT going off... or trying to start something... just disappointed... (You must log in or sign up to post here.) 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Super looking forward to this. One of the greatest shmups from the Arcade/PS/Saturn era. btw, RayForce (the prequel) will be going 50% sale on release of RayStorm.
I better get a second job to afford this new one ! Must admit despite the price i really enjoyed Rayforce, think it was well worth it so looking forward to getting this tonight
Yep, just picked up RayForce. Not sure about RayStorm yet. May wait until a price drop. Very interested in reviews.
With RayForce being almost universally reviled (mostly as a port rather than as a game), I'm feeling curious but cautious about RayStorm.
Haven't gotten RayForce yet, but I'm not sure what the problem is. Anyways, TAITO did a good job porting DARIUSBURST SP from arcades, so I'm hoping this one will be excellent too.
Hands down one of my all time fav shooters ever... I beat this game once a year on my Psp.... If not for the price tag I would have already beat it on IOS! Anyone on the fence.....jump over and grab it...timeless lock on action in mass effect ! Is worth ten IMO ...
damnit... not Universal... I wonder why?? Anyway... bought... but the "2X" at the bottom of my iPad screen is in Japanese... ?? Anyone else? also when GameCenter popped up, it came across in Japanese as well... nothing else is in Japanese... just those two things.... =oP **just noticed that RayForce isn't Universal either... guess their just not able to have the higher graphics assets without some major re-working?? I dunno, but the fact that the RayStorm isn't Universal doesn't bother me as much now knowing that RayForce isn't either... *** Oh well... I'm only into it the first stage, but so far, I prefer DariusBurst. I don't know if it's because I'm more use to it, and need to get more comfortable with the firing mechanics of RayStorm or what... but aside from that, the pixelation goin on is kind of bugging me too... Might have to pull out my iPod and hope the game runs smooth on that... =oP Don't regret my purchase (yet)... but we'll see. **edit** here's some pix so you can see how it looks on my iPad 2... and also, playing RayStorm on my 4th Gen is fine... controls are good, graphics good, and no real frame-rate issues (surprisingly enough...) so... yippie. =oP
Ah!!! Decisions decisions? You say it works great on 4th gen iTouch well then that's good for me but I don't know I held off on Darienburst, Rayforce and now there's Raystorm Maybe get or forget
yeah, whenever I feel like that, I usually wait a week... if I still want the game as bad after that, I'll usually get it... if not... then I forget about it, and wait for a sale.
Never played or knew about Rayforce/Storm and co. before, so i'm a bit torn with this one. Graphic-wise i just can recommend Dariusbust, while gameplay-wise both are very nice done, imo. Sometimes i'm a bit overwelmed with all the pixels and i have problems to see where i am or the shots are coming from. Otherwise i really love the intense action that's going on with a smooth framerate here on iphone 4. Recommended ? If the 9 or 10 bucks don't hurt you...yes.
I'm on the fence big time with this. If it was .99c-2.99 I would've jumped long ago, but this price tag is killing me. Also I'm going on a 9 hour car ride tommorow, so is this a real battery eater or no?
lmao... I've been hoping that more and more developers make top notch games with no IAPs, and keep the prices set reasonably... just like this. Top notch shmup (BTW, I'm HOOKED now... after playing through the Arcade Mode...) - great price (for the PSX - RayStorm is between $25 and $100+ depending on condition...) - and even with an extra iPhone Mode... And then I'm constantly reminded, by posts like this one, of why the AppStore's pricing is a race to the bottom... and why we have so many freemium titles... **edit** BTW, I am NOT going off... or trying to start something... just disappointed...