The sequel to R-Type arrived in December 1989, two-and-a-half years after the original game. This gap between games seems perfectly reasonable these days, but back then there was genuine surprise that ...

Ah, yes the 1980s. The decade that brought us oversized blazers, poofy Aqua Net hair and a certain side-scrolling shoot-em-up known as R-Type. Chronicling the struggle between humanity and the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Funnily enough, this is the second time I have managed to ...

City Connection has announced R-TYPE DX: Music Encore for PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC ( Steam ). It will launch this winter.

Have you played any good shoot-’em-ups lately? If the answer to that is yes, I would be willing to bet it wasn’t made recently. The shooter genre has become so much of a relic that the term ‘shooter’ ...

The box will contain items branded with logos of the early R-Type titles. It will also include a single CD containing a new theme song written by MCU, a member of the Japanese hip hop group Kick The ...

In addition to (1), (2), and (3), (4) additional content such as pilot suits and decals you can use in R-Type Final 2 or R-Type Final 3 Evolved (exclusive for use to backers of this crowdfunding ...

Granzella has announced that R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos will launch for PS4 & PS5 as well as other major formats in Fall 2024. The game was previously delayed to a vague 2024 window, so this is a ...

R-Type Final 3 Evolved will be available on the PS5 with over 20 playable stages. The existing R-Type Final 2 releases on the PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC will receive a major ...

The Bydo Empire is back, and so is one of the most revered shoot-’em-ups in gaming history. Clear River Games, in partnership with Tokyo-based City Connection Co., Ltd. and IREM SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, ...