Raptor: Call of the Shadows

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Based on 202 ratings

8.6

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Score Breakdown Based on 202 ratings

1. 10 (63)
2. 9 (78)
3. 8 (40)
4. 7 (10)
5. 6 (4)
6. 5 (4)
7. 4 (0)
8. 3 (1)
9. 2 (0)
10. 1 (2)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

• Rating:9.3

  Raptor is one of the best top-down arcade shooters ever made for the PC.

  By Bozanimal | Review Date: Jun 21, 2007 | PC

  Let's face it, taking away the graphics pretty much every top-down and side-scrolling arcade shooter is the same. You fly a ship over a slowly scrolling landscape and hit the fire button as rapidly as possible to take ou... Read Full Review

  4 of 4 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about Raptor: Call of the Shadows

• Rating:8.5

  Thank you, Studdering Craig and Handsome Tom! You got me back into this!

  By use_da_schwartz | Review Date: Oct 08, 2007 | PC

  I don't even remember how I had gotten this before the above mentioned two reminded me of the game. All I remember is that it was so long ago, that I had AOL at that time. I think it was a little after the release of the... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9.8

  Sensational, honestly.

  By tevaplaidman | Review Date: Feb 24, 2006 | PC

  When you've finally played all of the content out of your latest, greatest game, go ahead and snag this one. Its gameplay is second to none as far as action games go, and you'll love the old school, 1942-esque feel to i... Read Full Review

  2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9.4

  An old school classic

  By avpget | Review Date: Feb 15, 2006 | PC

  Raptor Call of the Shadows is an old school classic which the main point is to blow everything up, which never gets old. You pilot a jet and blow up enemies and buildings while at the end of the level you fight a boss. W... Read Full Review

  2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:10

  I only have the demo version, but it's so fun I played for 6 hours straight.

  By songi360 | Review Date: Jan 21, 2006 | PC

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  0 of 2 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:10

  AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! buy this OLDE SKOOLE game!

  By j_unit489 | Review Date: Nov 05, 2005 | PC

  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. . ONE WORD: ... Read Full Review

  0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8.1

  A superb action game in the vein of the R-type series from arcades.

  By mikromouse | Review Date: Apr 13, 2005 | PC

  Apogee Software used to make some incredible shareware games. Shareware now is pretty much non-existent or larger games typically release a free demo. But way back in 1995, I shelled out 7 bucks for the privilege of pl... Read Full Review

  2 of 4 users found the following review helpful