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3D R-Type Shooter Coming To PlayStation Home

By Spencer . October 28, 2009 . 11:50am

Irem is sort of returning to their roots with a R-Type shooter for PlayStation Home.

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A Taste Of R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate

By Spencer . July 31, 2009 . 10:06am

Hungry for a R-Type Command sequel? On October 27 Irem is going to serve R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate to Japanese retailers.

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R-Type Dimension’s Crazy Cool Graphics Filter

By Spencer . February 4, 2009 . 12:21pm

Just got started with R-Type Dimensions and the neatest addtion is the graphics filter. This Xbox Live Arcade “game” is actually two games. Tozai Games remade R-Type and R-Type 2 with prettier 3D graphics for the Xbox 360.   Don’t…

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R-Type command one concept, one mission at a time

By Louise . May 16, 2008 . 4:26pm

One of the things I've grown to like about R-Type Command is that even though it may seem overwhelming and complex in the beginning, it gets even more complex than that. But the game doesn't inundate you with everything you…

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Relearning R-Type, learning R-Type Command

By Louise . May 7, 2008 . 12:18pm

I'm not new to the world of SRPGs, but sadly to say, I am new to the world of hex-grid-based space SRPGs.  Wow, that's a mouthful.  All I know about R-Type was that it was a shmup, but I guess…

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R-9 figure temporarily bundled with R-Type Command

By Spencer . April 30, 2008 . 12:39pm

Like R-Type? Then this awesome looking R-9 figure should appeal to you. Irem, the creator of the Bydo Empire shooting series, gave Atlus a bunch of the R-9 figures pictured above. Until they run out, you will get one when…

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PlayStation Store commands attention with R-Type Command demo

By Spencer . March 27, 2008 . 7:13pm

Sitting adjacent to Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore downloads on the PlayStation Store is a trial edition of R-Type Command. Sure, a demo came out months ago, but that was in Japanese. The one freshly uploaded today is in…

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Watch: R-Type Command unveiled for North America

By Spencer . February 13, 2008 . 12:49pm

A standing retail rumor pointed to Atlus making a deal with Irem for R-Type Tactics last year. Today, Atlus officially announced R-Type Tactics under its new name, R-Type Command. Name change aside, the portable, tactical experiment with the R-Type franchise…

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New screenshots of R-Type Tactics

By Spencer . May 29, 2007 . 3:19pm

Here are some more screenshots of Irem’s upcoming hex grid strategy game, R-Type Tactics. Besides playing against the computer R-Type Tactics also has an ad-hoc wireless battle mode where two players can fight head to head.     …

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Clearer R-Type Tactics screenshots show the hex grid

By Spencer . May 25, 2007 . 4:56am

  While informative, the blurry magazine scan didn’t do R-Type Tactics justice. Famitsu posted up the same screenshots from the scan today, but their pictures have much more detail. You can see the horizontal hex grid, a handful of R-Type fighters…