R-Type and R-Type II (compilations)
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Irem's side scrolling shoot-em-up Arcade
, R-Type
and R-Type II
have been rereleased several times in collective works which include both games.
and PSN release. PSN version was released in Japan on December 21, 2006 and in North America on April 24, 2008.
's Xbox Live Arcade
download service. IGN
editor Cam Shea ranked it 10th on his top 10 list of Xbox Live Arcade games. He praised it for its challenge and ability to switch between current and classic visuals, but felt the price may be too high.
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
, R-Type
R-Type
is a side scrolling shoot-em-up arcade game produced by Irem in 1987. The player controls a space fighter named R-9a "Arrowhead" to defend humanity against a mysterious but powerful alien life-form known as "Bydo", which was later discovered to be not entirely alien in origin...
and R-Type II
R-Type II
R-Type II is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Irem in 1989. It is the second game in the R-Type series.-History:...
have been rereleased several times in collective works which include both games.
R-Types
R-Types is a PlayStation and PlayStation PortablePlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
and PSN release. PSN version was released in Japan on December 21, 2006 and in North America on April 24, 2008.
R-Type Dimensions
R-Type Dimensions is a release for the Xbox 360Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
's Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
download service. IGN
IGN
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editor Cam Shea ranked it 10th on his top 10 list of Xbox Live Arcade games. He praised it for its challenge and ability to switch between current and classic visuals, but felt the price may be too high.
External links
- R-Type Dimensions official site