Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994)
DOS · Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS
3.60 from 57 ratings
395 members have it in their collection · 242 backlogged · 10 wish listed
It's the BEST IBM shooter yet! A fast paced slugfest, with a pulse-pounding sound track, and jaw-dropping VGA animation & cinematics. In the future as a mercenary flying the super-tech Raptor, you'll be sent on interplanetary missions to knock off top competitors of MegaCorp. Battle against hordes of relentless enemies. Spend the bounty you receive from their demise to expand …
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It's the BEST IBM shooter yet! A fast paced slugfest, with a pulse-pounding sound track, and jaw-dropping VGA animation & cinematics. In the future as a mercenary flying the super-tech Raptor, you'll be sent on interplanetary missions to knock off top competitors of MegaCorp. Battle against hordes of relentless enemies. Spend the bounty you receive from their demise to expand your devastating arsenal, which can be upgraded with 14 hard core weapons!
"Raptor has some of the hottest graphics ever seen in a shareware game, and blows away most commercial games, too! The graphics will amaze you and the sound will astound you. It's a super star!" -- Interactive Entertainment
Raptor sets the new standard for PC shooters. This game will do for shooters what Wolfenstein did for 3D games. Incredibly smooth VGA graphics and animation are only half the story. The heart-pounding music in Raptor will leave you breathless, especially if you have a high-end sound card like the Roland or Wave Blaster. (Raptor supports the Midi music format, which provides very high quality music for PC games.) All other major sound cards are also supported!
The addictive quality and replay value of this game is unreal. Discover secrets, find the bonuses, and battle the boss ships that appear at the end of EVERY WAVE! With each ship and ground target you destroy, you'll earn more cash to increase your ship's technology for the next wave. You'll be driven to kill and destroy--but then, it's in your blood.
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Details
- Developers
- Cygnus Studios
- Publishers
- 3D Realms, Apogee Software, BlitWise Productions, DotEmu, Mountain King Studios, Inc., WizardWorks Group, Inc.
- Genres
- Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Apr 01, 1994 (Full Release) (North_America) DOS
- Jan 05, 1998 (Full Release) (Worldwide) DOS
- Jul 07, 2000 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Linux
- Aug 10, 2010 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Dec 20, 2010 (Full Release) (Worldwide) iOS
- Jan 19, 2011 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Mac
Also available on
- Raptor: Call of the Shadows - 2010 Edition (2010) · PC
- Raptor: Call of the Shadows - 2015 Edition (2015) · PC
Related
Bundled in
- 3D Realms Anthology (Oct 2014) · PC
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Rating distribution
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4 stars
21
3 stars
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2 stars
7
1 star
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Community All Reviews Statuses
Status XanderCat Aug 6, 2020
I am pretty sure I finished this game, hopefully it wasn't just the shareware but I seem to think I did eventually get the full version somehow. I just tried playing it and the mouse control is just a bit off... I am marking this as "played!" (Edit: I'm not sure, no, I don't want to list this as played …
Read moreI am pretty sure I finished this game, hopefully it wasn't just the shareware but I seem to think I did eventually get the full version somehow. I just tried playing it and the mouse control is just a bit off... I am marking this as "played!" (Edit: I'm not sure, no, I don't want to list this as played unless I'm sure on second thought.)
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Status thegriffin Aug 16, 2015
Clean OS install, and I wanted something small I could download and install and play quickly, doesn't need internet access, and can handle short play sessions. Ideally, something that I would have to worry about the girls watching me play. Ended up installing Raptor 2010 from my Good-Old-Games account. I played the shareware game way back in the early 90s, …
Read moreClean OS install, and I wanted something small I could download and install and play quickly, doesn't need internet access, and can handle short play sessions. Ideally, something that I would have to worry about the girls watching me play. Ended up installing Raptor 2010 from my Good-Old-Games account. I played the shareware game way back in the early 90s, still a good game.
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