R-Type II
The game is the sequel to R-Type, which was first released as an arcade game in 1987 and profoundly influenced later shooting games with its charge shots, unique weaponry, and grotesque enemies. Hudson Soft…
R-Type II is an arcade developed by Irem, released 31 December 1989 on Amiga, Arcade and Atari ST/STE.
What R-Type II is
R-Type II is an arcade game developed by Irem and released in 1989. It was published by Activision. It is available on Amiga, Arcade and Atari ST/STE.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game is the sequel to R-Type, which was first released as an arcade game in 1987 and profoundly influenced later shooting games with its charge shots, unique weaponry, and grotesque enemies. Hudson Soft ported the later 4 levels of the original R-Type to the PC Engine with the title R-Type II, but the Hudson release is unrelated to the game described in this article. The player controls a ship called the R-9C (or R-9 Custom), which is an improved version of its predecessor game's ship; the R-9. The ship's design was changed slightly, and the wave cannon was given homing capabilities. Two new types of weapons (the Search Laser and Shotgun Laser) were added, bringing the total number of…
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.
Where it sits in the R-Type series
R-Type II is the sixth of 23 entries we hold in the R-Type series. The next entry was R-Type in 1991.
What it launched against
R-Type II launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.
Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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