<s>
is	O
a	O
1990	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Data	O
West	O
for	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
series	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
and	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
scored	O
by	O
Yasuhito	O
Saito	O
,	O
who	O
composed	O
for	O
other	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Layla	B-Application
and	O
The	O
4th	O
Unit	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayxanber	B-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
fighter	O
pilot	O
from	O
Earth	O
controlling	O
the	O
RT-X-32	O
space	O
craft	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
biomechanical	O
Zoul	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
or	O
colliding	O
against	O
solid	O
stage	O
obstacles	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
live	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
firepower	O
and	O
loss	O
of	O
the	O
weapon	O
that	O
was	O
currently	O
in	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
unlimited	O
continues	O
to	O
keep	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayxanber	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
50	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
within	O
Data	O
West	O
composed	O
of	O
director	O
Kazuhide	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
programmer	O
Takayasu	O
Sato	O
,	O
artists	O
Takeharu	O
Igarashi	O
and	O
Yoshiko	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
producer	O
Naokazu	O
Akita	O
and	O
two	O
playtesters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
scored	O
by	O
Yasuhito	O
Saito	O
,	O
who	O
composed	O
for	O
other	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Layla	B-Application
and	O
The	O
4th	O
Unit	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Data	O
West	O
on	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
1990	O
for	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
March	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2020	O
interview	O
with	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
website	O
DenFaminicoGamer	O
,	O
a	O
Data	O
West	O
representative	O
commented	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
current	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
digital	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
series	O
through	O
their	O
official	O
online	O
store	O
,	O
but	O
would	O
consider	O
it	O
if	O
there	O
is	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayxanber	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Borrachero	O
of	O
Spanish	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
RetroManiac	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
curiosity	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
visuals	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
R-Type	B-Application
and	O
Gradius	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
John	O
Sczepaniak	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
little	O
redeemable	O
about	O
the	O
original	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
apart	O
from	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
if	O
your	O
only	O
gaming	O
system	O
in	O
1990	O
was	O
an	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
computer	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
only	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
other	O
shooters	O
available	O
to	O
you	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayxanber	B-Application
spawned	O
two	O
sequels	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
success	O
when	O
it	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
but	O
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
reviewing	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
and	O
retrospective	O
commentaries	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
noted	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
retroactively	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
shooting	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
