R-Type Command
R-Type is reborn! As the war between humans and Bydo rages, the fate of two races will depend upon you. R-Type returns with bold, turn-based strategy gameplay! Build and command a fleet of warships and test…
R-Type Command is a tactical developed by Irem, released 20 September 2007 on PlayStation Portable.
What R-Type Command is
R-Type Command is a tactical game developed by Irem and released in 2007. It was published by Atlus. It is available on PlayStation Portable only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A mysterious alien race called the Bydo have begun a war with mankind and after losing waves after waves of enemy fighters in Bydo territory, Earth has sent a lone commander leading a small armada into the heart of the Bydo Empire to end the war.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the R-Type series
R-Type Command is the 16th of 23 entries we hold in the R-Type series. It arrived 8 years after R-Type DX. The next entry was R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate in 2009. Its critic score of 70 is 2 points below the series average of 72. The highest-rated entry is R-Type Delta: HD Boosted at 82.
How it was received
R-Type Command holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 25% of the 667 rated tactical games in our database, which average 75. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 6 points above the year average.
What it launched against
R-Type Command launched on 20 September 2007, within three weeks of Portal, Halo 3, Team Fortress 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode Two. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Portal, Halo 3, Team Fortress 2, Half-Life 2: Episode Two.
Official trailer
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