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 ...

Few arcade shooters have left fingerprints as deep as R-Type. Its imagery is burned into the collective memory: the Force ping-ponging about the screen, the Wave Cannon charging in silence, levels ...

Arcade addicts old enough to have experienced R-Type in its natural environment in 1987 will find themselves right at home with R-Type Dimensions. This Xbox Live take on the classic side-scrolling ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from R-Type Dimensions EX This compilation once again includes the first two games, R-Type and R-Type II, both of which feature the original 2D graphics as well ...