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Raptor: Call of the Shadows

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Raptor: Call of the Shadows

Apr 1, 1994

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3.60 average rating based on 57 ratings

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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 … More
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. Less
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
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scoopings updated their status Sep 25, 2025

This definitely stands out amid 90s shmups: great Look, great Sound, great Play. I'm just not vibing shmups right now

XanderCat
XanderCat updated their status Aug 6, 2020
XanderCat updated their status 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 unless I'm sure on second thought.)

thegriffin
thegriffin updated their status Aug 16, 2015
thegriffin updated their status 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, still a good game.