R-Type Delta
R-Type Delta is a horizontally scrolling shooter video game released only on the PlayStation. It is the fourth game in the R-Type series (hence Delta, the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet) and also the…
R-Type Delta is a shooter developed by Irem, released 19 November 1998 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
What R-Type Delta is
R-Type Delta is a shooter game developed by Irem and released in 1998. It was published by Agetec. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
The premise, in the publisher's words
It is the year 2163. The trans-dimensional fighter R-9A Arrowhead has returned from its mission to destroy the evil at the center of the Bydo Empire. Badly damaged, it has been rescued by the battle-cruiser Croque-Monsieur, and brought back to Earth's orbital space fortress, Aegis. Astronomers in Central Asia watched as strange objects began to fall from the sky. As the objects approached closer to the Earth, they shrank in size and disappeared from sensors. The astronomers, assuming the objects to be meteorites, paid them no further attention. Before long, the electronically-controlled weapons systems in a number of cities went haywire and several abnormal heat signatures were detected by…
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.
What it launched against
R-Type Delta launched on 19 November 1998, within three weeks of Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and Thief: The Dark Project.
Released around the same time: Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, Thief: The Dark Project.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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