<s>
is	O
a	O
1992	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
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rayxanber	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Team	O
50	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
within	O
Data	O
West	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
with	O
Kazuhide	O
Nakamura	O
reprising	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
designer	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
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
worked	O
on	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Layla	B-Application
and	O
The	O
4th	O
Unit	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
commentary	O
has	O
been	O
more	O
positive	O
,	O
being	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>
<s>
Rayxanber	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
horizontal-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
controlling	O
a	O
space	O
craft	O
deployed	O
into	O
the	O
homeworld	O
of	O
the	O
Zoul	O
Empire	O
,	O
in	O
retaliation	O
for	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
a	O
mother	O
ship	O
from	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
entries	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
employs	O
a	O
checkpoint	O
system	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
downed	O
player	O
will	O
start	O
off	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
checkpoint	O
they	O
managed	O
to	O
reach	O
before	O
dying	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
III	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
50	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
within	O
Data	O
West	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
for	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
and	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
scored	O
by	O
Yasuhito	O
Saito	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
composed	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
worked	O
on	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
June	O
26	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	O
CD-ROM²	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
III	I-Application
was	O
anticipated	O
by	O
Japanese	O
players	O
,	O
but	O
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Funs	O
Christian	O
Schweitzer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
fun	O
factor	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
jerky	O
"	O
framerate	O
,	O
collision	O
detection	O
issues	O
and	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
came	O
close	O
to	O
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Schweitzer	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Julian	O
Eggebrecht	O
labeled	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
mediocre	O
and	O
superfluous	O
title	O
for	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
fans	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
frills	O
with	O
new	O
ideas	O
as	O
its	O
main	O
shortcoming	O
,	O
while	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
heavily	O
stole	O
from	O
R-Type	B-Application
"	O
without	O
achieving	O
its	O
brilliance.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
reviewers	O
ultimately	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
well-realized	O
but	O
easy	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
below	O
other	O
shooters	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
like	O
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
and	O
Seirei	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Spriggan	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joypads	O
Alain	O
Huyghues-Lacour	O
and	O
Jean-François	O
Morisse	O
compared	O
it	O
with	O
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
stages	O
for	O
their	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fast	O
pacing	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joysticks	O
Jean-Marc	O
Demoly	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
shooting	O
game	O
,	O
inferior	O
all	O
the	O
same	O
to	O
Gate	B-Application
Of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
which	O
remains	O
as	O
reference	O
in	O
this	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DuoWorlds	O
Victor	O
Ireland	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
letdown	O
compared	O
to	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
the	O
"	O
look	O
alike	O
"	O
stages	O
,	O
colors	O
,	O
limited	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
imagination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
commentaries	O
for	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
III	I-Application
has	O
been	O
more	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Italias	O
Andrea	O
Corritore	O
identified	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
shooting	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
alongside	O
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
and	O
Ginga	B-Application
Fukei	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
a	O
classic	O
network	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
)	O
praised	O
the	O
detailed	O
visuals	O
similar	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Black	I-Application
,	O
sound	O
and	O
playability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Borrachero	O
and	O
Antxiko	O
of	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
RetroManiac	O
regarded	O
both	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
as	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
platform	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
memorizing	O
stage	O
patterns	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
R-Type	B-Application
.	O
</s>
