{"product_id":"layer-section-jp-sega-saturn","title":"Layer Section - JP Sega Saturn","description":"\u003cp\u003eLayer Section for the Sega Saturn is the home port of Taito's celebrated 1994 arcade vertical shooter RayForce — renamed for the Japanese Saturn release due to trademark issues, and one of the finest shmups available on the platform. Set in a distant future where humanity's own supercomputer Con-Human has turned against its creators and begun exterminating all organic life, players pilot the lone starfighter RVA-818 X-LAY across seven stages of desperate combat — from planetary atmospheres and mountain ranges to the outer reaches of space — on a suicide mission to destroy the machine at its core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game's defining innovation is its dual-layer attack system — widely cited as the first game to implement it. The main forward shot handles enemies in the foreground on the same plane as the player, while a targeting reticle constantly sweeps ahead of the ship and locks on to enemies in the background layer below. Locking onto up to eight targets at once and releasing a cascade of homing laser fire is the game's signature mechanic, adding a strategic depth — and a hypnotic visual spectacle — that set it apart from its contemporaries. Both weapons have six power levels, upgraded by collecting items from downed enemies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in Japan in 1995 and released in North America and Europe as Galactic Attack by Acclaim, Layer Section is the only standalone physical release of the game on any home console in Japan. The complete Ray series — RayForce, RayStorm, and RayCrisis — was collected in the Ray'z Arcade Chronology for Nintendo Switch and PS4 in March 2023, but the original Saturn disc remains the most prized physical version among import collectors. This is a Japan-import disc. The Sega Saturn is region-locked and will only play on a Japanese Sega Saturn or a region-free modded unit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFull Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e レイヤーセクション (Layer Section \/ RayForce)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese — no reading ability required to play\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRating:\u003c\/strong\u003e N\/A (Japan release)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlatform:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sega Saturn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vertical Shoot-'em-Up\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 player\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeveloper:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1995 (Japan release: 1995)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImportant: The Sega Saturn is region-locked. This Japanese import disc will only play on a Japanese Sega Saturn or a region-free modded unit.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e** Screenshots are from the arcade version\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pre-Owned","offers":[{"title":"Game \u0026 Box \u0026 Manual + Obi - VG+","offer_id":42778238943317,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7673\/7365\/files\/4D27F808-75B8-45A1-99C3-7890AB95F2E8.jpg?v=1784925231","url":"https:\/\/hifilofi.shop\/products\/layer-section-jp-sega-saturn","provider":"HiFi LoFi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}