<s>
is	O
a	O
1998	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
home	O
release	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
2000	O
as	O
RayCrisis	B-Application
:	O
Series	O
Termination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
in	O
the	O
Ray	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
RayForce	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
RayCrisis	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
RayForce	B-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
viewpoint	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
an	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
virus	O
infiltration	O
"	O
theme	O
:	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
Waverider	O
computer	O
virus	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
enemies	O
are	O
Con-Human	O
'	O
s	O
antibodies	O
,	O
programmed	O
to	O
terminate	O
any	O
virus	O
—	O
including	O
the	O
player	O
—	O
inside	O
the	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
's	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RayCrisis	B-Application
,	O
being	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
RayForce	B-Application
,	O
details	O
the	O
events	O
during	O
the	O
timeframe	O
of	O
the	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
called	O
the	O
Neuro-Computer	O
Con-Human	O
gaining	O
sentience	O
and	O
rebelling	O
against	O
its	O
human	O
creators	O
,	O
a	O
direct	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
misguided	O
scientist	O
trying	O
to	O
bond	O
a	O
human	O
clone	B-Application
to	O
Con-Human	O
mentally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
,	O
against	O
Con-Human	O
'	O
s	O
massive	O
attack	O
forces	O
laying	O
siege	O
to	O
the	O
Earth	O
,	O
exterminating	O
and	O
cloning	B-Application
humans	O
,	O
a	O
mecha-neurologist	O
jacks	O
in	O
to	O
the	O
Con-Human	O
system	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
regain	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
rogue	O
machine	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
the	O
computer	O
viruses	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Waveriders	O
,	O
into	O
the	O
Cybernetics	O
Link	O
,	O
engaging	O
Operation	O
Raycrisis	B-Application
to	O
cease	O
the	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
's	O
destructive	O
actions	O
permanently	O
and	O
prevent	O
it	O
from	O
causing	O
more	O
havoc	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
Operation	O
Raycrisis	B-Application
leaves	O
Con-Human	O
wrecked	O
from	O
the	O
inside	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
reverse	O
the	O
damage	O
it	O
has	O
done	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Stages	O
2	O
,	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
4	O
can	O
be	O
freely	O
chosen	O
,	O
and	O
stages	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
more	O
than	O
once	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
customization	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
multiple	O
colors	O
for	O
their	O
selected	O
ship	O
;	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
and	O
smartphones	O
versions	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
this	O
feature	O
,	O
electing	O
to	O
give	O
player	O
1	O
a	O
red	O
color	O
scheme	O
and	O
player	O
2	O
blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
supported	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
called	O
"	O
Pocket	O
Ray	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
PocketStation	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
PocketStation	B-Application
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Pocket	O
Ray	O
"	O
minigame	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
American	O
localization	O
of	O
RayCrisis	B-Application
by	O
Working	O
Designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
95	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
RayStorm	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
Simple	O
1500	O
Series	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Charla	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
looks	O
fantastic	O
and	O
plays	O
ok[ay],	O
but	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
look	O
elsewhere.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
in	O
their	O
1	O
February	O
1999	O
issue	O
as	O
the	O
tenth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
