Galactic Attack

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Galactic Attack
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Acclaim (US/EU), Taito (JP)
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code

Layer Section (レイヤーセクション), released as Galactic Attack in other countries, is a shoot-'em-up developed and published by Taito in cooperation with Ving (only seen during the staff roll). Releases of Galactic Attack were published by Acclaim) for the Sega Saturn. Layer Section is the home conversion of Taito's 1993 arcade game RayForce, otherwise known as Gunlock; it is believed that trademark problems caused the name changes for the Saturn release.

A Layer Section II was later released for Saturn; this is a port of the sequel to RayForce, RayStorm. The use of PlayStation-esque hardware also compelled a port to that platform, under the original RayStorm name.

The game can be played both in standard mode and "tate" mode, which requires the display to be rotated by 90°. Some scaling and scrolling background effects can be only seen in tate mode.

Gameplay

Galactic Attack is a vertical shoot-'em-up with a "space shooter" theme. The player is equipped with two basic weapons, and nothing else:

  • A standard shot which fires straight forwards when C is held, which can be powered up by collecting red and yellow items. While the game's outfire is alread very fast (presumeable a 1/15 frequency), a higher firing rate can be acchived by turning off the game's default autofire and using an autofire device.
  • A"Lock On Laser", which is used to target enemies in the background. A cursor in front of the player's ship automatically targets enemies up to a certain number, then pressing B fires missiles which destroy or damage all the targets simultaneously. The original maximum amount of targets is five, but this can be increased to eight by collecting blue-green slabs with an "L" on them. The higher the amount of locked on enemies, the higher the score bonus.

Version differences

  • Compared to the Arcade release, the music has been slightly altered and the graphics have been recolored at bit. The latters has probably been performed to make the game more suitable for displays used for home consoles
  • Bonus lives are given out at 500000 and 1000000 points rather than 1000000 and 2000000 points
  • According to Japanese BBS talk, the ported version is a bit easier than the Arcade counterpart, but no hard data has been presented

Promotional Material

  • JP flyer

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
40 №11, p118/119
95 №48, p134
86 №168, p42
70 №28, p81
71
60 №3, p144
60 №38, p76/77[1]
75 №40, p90[2]
91 №60, p86/87
79 №75, p75
77 №53, p65
79 №3
Sega Saturn
 74
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR)
40
[3]
CD Consoles (FR)
20
[4]
Consoles + (FR)
95
[5]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC-J
86
[6]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
70
[7]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
80
[8]
Fun Generation (DE)
70
[9]
GameFan (US) NTSC-J
87
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[11]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
79
[12]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
71
[13]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
71
[14]
Maximum (UK)
50
[15]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
72
[16]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
60
[1]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
75
[2]
Player One (FR)
91
[17]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
81
[18]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
72
[19]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
84
[20]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
79
[21]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC
77
[22]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
79
[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
87
[24]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
91
[25]
Última Generación (ES)
78
[26]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
62
[27]
Sega Saturn
 74
Based on
27 reviews

Galactic Attack

Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
Galacticattack sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
GalacticAttack SS jp manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, JP (Satakore)
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Cover
GalacticAttack SS jp manual Satakore.pdf
Manual
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega38UK.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega38UK.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:MeanMachinesSega40UK.pdf, page 90 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega40UK.pdf_p90" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ CD Consoles, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 118
  4. ↑ CD Consoles, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 95
  5. ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 134
  6. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-13), page 42
  7. ↑ Edge, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 81
  8. ↑ Famitsu, "1995-09-22" (JP; 1995-09-08), page 29
  9. ↑ Fun Generation, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 67
  10. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 11: November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 23
  11. ↑ GamePro, "March 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 75
  12. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 103
  13. ↑ MAN!AC, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 48
  14. ↑ MAN!AC, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-06), page 81
  15. ↑ Maximum, "January 1996" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 144
  16. ↑ Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 71
  17. ↑ Player One, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 86
  18. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 December" (JP; 1995-11-08), page 60
  19. ↑ Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 60
  20. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 77
  21. ↑ Sega Power, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 75
  22. ↑ Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 55
  23. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-15), page 82
  24. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1995" (JP; 1995-09-08), page 175
  25. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11
  26. ↑ Última Generación, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-0x-xx), page 80
  27. ↑ Video Games, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-25), page 87
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