Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994 Classic Edition)

This is, of course, a phenomenal game. Revolutionary in its time, and a classic. I still have a copy, so I wasn't trying to buy the game, I was trying to buy the work to get it running well on a modern system plus steam distribution. Everything works great except that it's pretty unplayable with a controller because if you try to move diagonally, it decides for you whether you're going to move horizontally or...

0 found this helpful, 2026-05-20

Loved this game back in the 90s and love it now. I realize I was slightly better then as opposed to today...game is still one of the best

0 found this helpful, 2026-04-21

Hi there! Really loved that game and spent hours and hours and hours... I've been quite disapointed that mouse control did not work with this steam version and the ship moves very slow using the keyboard. However, there's a fix, I'd like to share: Within the Folder {Steaminstallationfolder}\Steam\SteamApps\common\Raptor Call of the Shadows\Raptor - Call of the Shadows\ Edit the file Setup.ini and...

275 found this helpful, 2015-05-09

Likely among the best of the DOS-era top-down shooters bef, second only to Tyrian in my opinion. Has a fast pace, a career type mode where have to purchase upgrades. Not a absurdly long game by todays standards, but quite a solid title and a must play if you purchased the Anthology. Solid 256-color VGA graphics, digitized sounds (!), and a host of little touches make this game a joy to play and add depth. Only...

55 found this helpful, 2015-05-07

I was 9 years old when this game first released. Played the crap out of the shareware version on my parents' Win95/DOS box. 22 years later, I bought this as a birthday present to myself and finally own the full game. Makes me feel like a kid again! Buy this and bask in its old school glory!

29 found this helpful, 2016-04-26

what are you looking for here? honestly you are looking for a review??? this game does not even need one, it is my childhood and i am sure everyone who was born in 1990s should have played this too but here is a little review for other developers and people who are wondered what this game is: it does not have frost bite engine but it has fully destructive world it does not have super graphics but there is no...

59 found this helpful, 2015-11-30