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 '''RayForce''' is a vertically scrolling [[shooting game]] developed by [[Taito]] for the Taito F3 arcade hardware and released in Japanese arcades in 1994. The game is notable for it's multi-layer gameplay, requring the player to engage with enemies in both the foreground and background layers simultaneously. It has been released in several regions, and under several different names, including '''Gunlock''', '''Layer Section''', and '''Galactic Attack'''.
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 == Gameplay Overview ==
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 The entire Ray series was ported to the Nintendo Switch and Sony Playstation 4 consoles in March 2023, in a single collection entitled Ray’z Arcade Chronology.<ref name="rayz">"[https://www.taito.co.jp/rayzarcadechronology/ Ray’z Arcade Chronology]" at taito.co.jp. Retrieved 2023.04.09</ref>
 == References ==

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 An extra life is awarded at 1 million points, and then another at 2 million points.
 == Legacy ==
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 The entire Ray series was ported to the Nintendo Switch and Sony Playstation 4 consoles in March 2023, in a single collection entitled Ray’z Arcade Chronology.<ref name="rayz">"[https://www.taito.co.jp/rayzarcadechronology/ Ray’z Arcade Chronology]" at taito.co.jp. Retrieved 2023.04.09</ref>
 == References ==

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 RayForce was ported to the Sega Saturn as '''Layer Section''' in 1994. In NA and EU territories, the Saturn port was renamed again to '''Galactic Attack''', although the Windows port of the game retained the name Layer Section.<ref name="moby">"[https://www.mobygames.com/game/galactic-attack__ Galactic Attack]" at mobygames.com. Retrieved 2022.10.26</ref>
-The entire Ray series was ported to the Nintendo Switch and Sony Playstation 4 consoles in March 2023, in a single collection entitled Ray’z Arcade Chronology.<ref name="rayz">"[https://www.taito.co.jp/rayzarcadechronology/ Ray’z Arcade Chronology]" at strictlylimitedgames.com. Retrieved 2023.04.09</ref>
+The entire Ray series was ported to the Nintendo Switch and Sony Playstation 4 consoles in March 2023, in a single collection entitled Ray’z Arcade Chronology.<ref name="rayz">"[https://www.taito.co.jp/rayzarcadechronology/ Ray’z Arcade Chronology]" at taito.co.jp. Retrieved 2023.04.09</ref>
 == References ==

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 == Stages ==
-Area 1: "Red Power to Pierce Through"<br>
+'''Area 1''': "Red Power to Pierce Through"
-Area 2: "The Gravity of Blue Side"<br>
+:<small>Area Target: ''Unnamed Battleship''</small>
-Area 3: "The Phantasm of Silver"<br>
+'''Area 2''': "The Gravity of Blue Side"
-Area 4: "The Fissure of Consciousness"<br>
+:<small>Area Target: ''Guira-Sol''</small>
-Area 5: "Toward the Darkness"<br>
+'''Area 3''': "The Phantasm of Silver"
-Area 6: "The End of Deep Layer"<br>
+:<small>Area Target: ''Giga''</small>
-Area 7: "Releasing Infinitely"
+'''Area 4''': "The Fissure of Consciousness"
 == Scoring ==
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 RayForce was ported to the Sega Saturn as '''Layer Section''' in 1994. In NA and EU territories, the Saturn port was renamed again to '''Galactic Attack''', although the Windows port of the game retained the name Layer Section.<ref name="moby">"[https://www.mobygames.com/game/galactic-attack__ Galactic Attack]" at mobygames.com. Retrieved 2022.10.26</ref>
-The entire Ray series was ported to the Nintendo Switch and Sony Playstation 4 consoles in March 2023, in a single collection entitled Ray’z Arcade Chronology.<ref name="strictly">"[https://store.strictlylimitedgames.com/en-gb/collections/ray-z-arcade-chronology Ray’z Arcade Chronology]" at strictlylimitedgames.com. Retrieved 2022.10.26</ref>
+The entire Ray series was ported to the Nintendo Switch and Sony Playstation 4 consoles in March 2023, in a single collection entitled Ray’z Arcade Chronology.<ref name="rayz">"[https://www.taito.co.jp/rayzarcadechronology/ Ray’z Arcade Chronology]" at strictlylimitedgames.com. Retrieved 2023.04.09</ref>
 == References ==

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 |imagescalepx = 180px
-|developer = Taito
+|developer = [[Taito]]
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 |producer = Yukio Abe

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 Therefore, the player should aim to always lock onto 8 enemies at a time, and the locks should be constructed such that the most valuable enemies (ie. highest base value) are the final targets to be acquired. The maximum score awarded for a single enemy is capped at 99900.
-Once the player has reached max shot power, each additional shot powerup collected will award a point bonus instead. The bonus starts at 1000, and increases by 1000 for each additional powerup collected, up to maximum value of 10000. The same is true of laser powerups, which also increase in value up to 10000. The value of the excess powerups resets when the player dies, so staying alive is especially important for scoreplay.
+Once the player has reached max shot power, each additional shot powerup collected will award a point bonus instead. The bonus starts at 2000, and increases by 1000 for each additional powerup collected, up to maximum value of 10000. The same is true of laser powerups, which also increase in value up to 10000. The value of the excess powerups resets when the player dies, so staying alive is especially important for scoreplay.
 == Extends ==

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	== References ==		== References ==
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		+	[[Category:Taito]]
		+	[[Category:Vertical orientation]]
		+	[[Category:Ray series]]

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 |releasedate = February 1994 ('''JP''')
-|nextgame = [[Raystorm]]
+|nextgame = [[RayStorm]]
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-Therefore, the player should aim to always lock onto 8 enemies at a time, and the locks should be constructed such that the most valuable enemies (ie. highest base value) are the final targets to be acquired (ideally in the 7th and 8th slots). The maximum score awarded for a single enemy is capped at 99900.
+Therefore, the player should aim to always lock onto 8 enemies at a time, and the locks should be constructed such that the most valuable enemies (ie. highest base value) are the final targets to be acquired. The maximum score awarded for a single enemy is capped at 99900.
 Once the player has reached max shot power, each additional shot powerup collected will award a point bonus instead. The bonus starts at 1000, and increases by 1000 for each additional powerup collected, up to maximum value of 10000. The same is true of laser powerups, which also increase in value up to 10000. The value of the excess powerups resets when the player dies, so staying alive is especially important for scoreplay.
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 == Extends ==
-An extra life is awarded at 1 million points, and then again at 2 million points.
+An extra life is awarded at 1 million points, and then another at 2 million points.
 == Video References ==

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	Therefore, the player should aim to always lock onto 8 enemies at a time, and the locks should be constructed such that the most valuable enemies (ie. highest base value) are the final targets to be acquired (ideally in the 7th and 8th slots). The maximum score awarded for a single enemy is capped at 99900.		Therefore, the player should aim to always lock onto 8 enemies at a time, and the locks should be constructed such that the most valuable enemies (ie. highest base value) are the final targets to be acquired (ideally in the 7th and 8th slots). The maximum score awarded for a single enemy is capped at 99900.
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		+	Once the player has reached max shot power, each additional shot powerup collected will award a point bonus instead. The bonus starts at 1000, and increases by 1000 for each additional powerup collected, up to maximum value of 10000. The same is true of laser powerups, which also increase in value up to 10000. The value of the excess powerups resets when the player dies, so staying alive is especially important for scoreplay.

	== Extends ==		== Extends ==