<s>
Raptor	B-Application
:	I-Application
Call	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Cygnus	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Apogee	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
working	O
title	O
was	O
"	O
Mercenary	B-Application
2029	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1994	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
compatible	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
Bravo	O
Sector	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
In	O
the	O
future	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
flying	O
the	O
 [ advanced ] 	O
Raptor	B-Application
,	O
is	O
sent	O
on	O
interplanetary	O
missions	O
to	O
 [ destroy ] 	O
top	O
competitors	O
of	O
MegaCorps.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
Raptor	B-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
start	O
out	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
campaigns	O
,	O
though	O
playing	O
them	O
in	O
order	O
helps	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
more	O
easily	O
accumulate	O
money	O
for	O
weapon	O
and	O
shield	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Outer	O
Regions	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
travels	O
from	O
different	O
planets	O
;	O
they	O
consist	O
of	O
a	O
lunar	O
body	O
(	O
moon	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
red	O
planet	O
similar	O
to	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
an	O
ice	O
world	O
,	O
a	O
volcanic	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Raptor	B-Application
jet	O
is	O
particularly	O
durable	O
compared	O
to	O
player-controlled	O
craft	O
of	O
other	O
scrolling	O
shooters	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
destroyed	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
hits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
original	O
weapons	O
in	O
Raptor	B-Application
,	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
,	O
are	O
the	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
selectable	O
auto-tracking	O
turrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Raptor	B-Application
jet	O
is	O
protected	O
by	O
100	O
points	O
of	O
regular	O
shielding	O
,	O
which	O
regenerate	O
extremely	O
slowly	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
not	O
firing	O
(	O
except	O
in	O
the	O
Elite	O
difficulty	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
regenerate	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Mountain	O
King	O
Studios	O
re-released	O
Raptor	B-Application
as	O
a	O
native	O
Windows	B-Application
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Raptor	B-Application
features	O
slightly	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
controller	O
support	O
,	O
plus	O
minor	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
keyboard	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
ship	O
's	O
mobility	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
half	O
of	O
its	O
normal	O
speed	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
gameplay	O
much	O
more	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
ported	O
by	O
DotEmu	O
,	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Vista	O
,	O
7	O
,	O
32	O
and	O
64	O
bit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raptor	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
by	O
BlitWise	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
offered	O
for	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Chuck	O
Miller	O
in	O
December	O
1993	O
described	O
Raptor	B-Application
as	O
"	O
Apogee	O
's	O
most	O
professional	O
and	O
competent	O
release	O
"	O
since	O
Wolfenstein	O
3D	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
exceptional	O
"	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
action	O
aficionados	O
will	O
find	O
it	O
a	O
holiday	O
treasure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
again	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
,	O
reporting	O
"	O
I	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
as	O
hooked	O
on	O
an	O
action	O
title	O
since	O
Sidewinder	B-Application
"	O
in	O
1988	O
and	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
shareware	B-License
title	O
to	O
arrive	O
since	O
"	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
Raptor	B-Application
creator	O
Scott	O
Host	O
is	O
planning	O
on	O
releasing	O
a	O
new	O
REMIXED	O
Version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
initially	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PC	O
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Apple	O
TV	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raptor	B-Application
,	O
Kraptor	O
and	O
RafKill	O
are	O
all	O
free	O
software	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	O
source	O
Chromium	B-Language
B.S.U.	I-Language
</s>
<s>
was	O
also	O
inspired	O
by	O
frustrations	O
with	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Raptor	B-Application
,	O
while	O
AstroMenace	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
successor	O
DemonStar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
