R-Type Dimensions
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, now together on Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 Fight through all 14 Bydo-infested stages in retro 2D graphics or shiny 3D graphics - and swap back and…
R-Type Dimensions is an arcade developed by SouthEnd Interactive, released 4 February 2009 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
What R-Type Dimensions is
R-Type Dimensions is an arcade game developed by SouthEnd Interactive and released in 2009. It was published by Tozai Games, Inc.. It is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
The premise, in the publisher's words
R-Type and R-Type II, the legendary coin-op space shooters, now together on Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 Fight through all 14 Bydo-infested stages in retro 2D graphics or shiny 3D graphics - and swap back and forth with the touch of a button 'on-the-fly'. The new 3D graphics are accompanied by fully reimagined arrangements of the timeless R-Type music tracks! The classic game-play remains untouched while the new Infinite game mode allows continuous progression from game start to final boss... the Bydo will not evade you this time! Both game modes can be played as single player or local multiplayer. Pull yourself together, save the earth and strike down the Evil Bydo Empire!!
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.
How it was received
R-Type Dimensions holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 58% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 9 points above the year average.
What it launched against
R-Type Dimensions launched on 4 February 2009, within three weeks of Demon's Souls, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned and Killzone 2. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Demon's Souls, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, Killzone 2.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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