Ray'z Arcade Chronology

Ray'z Arcade Chronology is a compilation of 3 shmups from the '90s and it's quite a stellar collection so let's take off and get blasting.

We have a triple header for you today that will put you through your shmuppy paces. Welcome to Ray’z Arcade Chronology from Taito. Yes, this is a straight-up throwback to the original arcade games from the mid-90s, but it's better than that sounds.Read More

Oh, hey, that leads us to this little summary paragraph. Ray’z Arcade Chronology is really good. It’s a great collection of great ports of great games. That’s it. No notes (aside from the ones already provided). If you haven’t played any of these games, you definitely owe it to yourself to check out the collection. If you have played them, this is just a great way to get all the titles together with some bells and whistles. I could scarcely ask for more.

If you have never heard of the games included in the Ray’z Arcade Chronology, I don’t blame you. Back in the mid to late 90s, a new bullet hell shooter would be released nearly every single week. There are tons of them, way too many to remember, and not a lot of worth remembering. Due to sheer saturation, a lot of good ones are also forgotten. I’d say that’s the case with two games in particular in this collection. I was actually excited to try Ray’z Arcade Chronology out for a mult...

The only way you could be a little disappointed with Ray’Z Arcade Chronology is if you were expecting some kind of museum-like content, as there’s none of that here. Otherwise, this is a brilliant collection for shoot ’em up fans. All three games presented here are classics and they’ve never looked or played better. Add in all the new options and features, and you’re onto a winner.

Three great 2D shooters, lovingly recreated and, in the case of RayStorm and RayCrisis, updated for the modern era – even if some corners have been cut.