R-Type is an arcade, released 31 December 1988 on Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.
What R-Type is
R-Type was released in 1988. It was published by Electric Dreams Software. It is available on Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the R-Type series
R-Type is the fourth of 23 entries we hold in the R-Type series. The next entry was R-Type in 1989.
What it launched against
R-Type launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
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