When comparing Xevious vs RayStorm, the Slant community recommends RayStorm for most people. In the question“What are the best and the most revolutionary games of all time?” RayStorm is ranked 96th while Xevious is ranked 97th. The most important reason people chose RayStorm is:
For the time, the graphic effects were insane. Lights and explosions were plentiful, and big. These effects helped make RayStorm exciting to play.
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Pros
Pro First TV ad in North America
It wasn't the very first vertically scrolling shooter, but to differentiate itself it was the first game that was featured in a TV ad in North America. This really helped increase its public interest, and was revolutionary at the time setting precedent for the game ads we see on TV today
Pro Very detailed landscapes for the time
As your ship is flying over the landscape, the landscapes can eventually change from one scene to another. Some of the landscapes are heavily forested areas, and others are airbase themed. This helps give each of the 16 areas a different and unique feel.
Pro Stunning visual effects
For the time, the graphic effects were insane. Lights and explosions were plentiful, and big. These effects helped make RayStorm exciting to play.
Pro Points based gameplay
Instead of just shooting enemies, in RayStorm you need to shoot big groups of them at once in order to get your score multiplier up, which would dramatically increase your score.