When comparing RayStorm vs Gradius, the Slant community recommends Gradius for most people. In the question“What are the best and the most revolutionary games of all time?” Gradius is ranked 37th while RayStorm is ranked 96th. The most important reason people chose Gradius is:
Perhaps it’s the first arcade game having secret stages?
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Pros
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.
Pro Secret stages
Perhaps it’s the first arcade game having secret stages?
Pro Power-ups chosen during gameplay
The kind of power-up depends on the amount of power-up capsules collected, and the second button allows you to choose the desired one.