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Is Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Arcade shooter fans who want score-focused play with online rankings rather than story progression
- Players who prefer repeated short sessions built around targeting groups of enemies instead of exploration
- Retro console enthusiasts who want added rewind, save, slow-motion, and display options
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-heavy campaign or substantial character progression
- Players who prefer slow exploration rather than repeated, score-driven vertical shooting stages
- Players without a controller for Steam games
Our take on Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute
The added rewind, saves, slow mode, and ranking features sit around a fixed-format vertical shooter rather than changing its arcade structure. The package also presents two releases of the same underlying game, so the second title is a regional version rather than a separate campaign.
What is Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute?
Play Layer Section, the home-console edition of RayForce, or Galactic Attack, its overseas release.
Pilot the X-LAY weapon in a vertical 2D shooter and use lock-on lasers to target up to 8 enemies across ground and low-orbit areas. Hitting several targets at once can increase the score multiplier; destroying 8 together gives a 128x multiplier. Added options include rewind, slow mode, quick save and load, stage selection, online rankings, screen orientation, scan lines, and faster rapid-fire settings. Rapid fire reaches 30 shots per second, compared with 15 in the original home-console version. Coin credits can be set up to 99. A controller is required.
How Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute plays
- 01Lock-on laser attacks
- The crosshairs can mark as many as 8 targets before firing at them together.
- 02Score multiplier system
- Destroying 8 enemies in one attack can produce a 128x score multiplier.
- 03Rewind and slow motion
- Gameplay can be rolled back by a set amount of time or slowed with a button press.
- 04Quick save states
- The game can store and restore progress from any point.
- 05Online score rankings
- Scores can be submitted to online leaderboards and compared with other entries.
- 06Expanded rapid fire
- The firing rate can reach 30 shots per second, compared with 15 in the original home-console version.
- 07Stage and difficulty options
- Stages can be selected directly, while difficulty increases can be set to remain at a minimum or maximum.
- 08Two game versions
- The package includes Layer Section and its overseas release, Galactic Attack.
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Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute: platforms & release
Is Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute worth it?
It is worth it if: arcade shooter fans who want score-focused play with online rankings rather than story progression. Skip it if: players seeking a story-heavy campaign or substantial character progression.
Where can I download Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Layer Section™ & Galactic Attack™ S-Tribute on?
Windows only.
