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 ...

All things considered 1987 was a good year for gaming. It gave us the original R-Type and its subsequent progeny. Fast forward to 2021 and an all-new R-Type game has been released, which is ...

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 ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Developer Granzella is taking a very bizarre step with its shoot-'em-up revival game R-Type Final 2. Via a free update later this year, the game is ...