R-Type
R-Type is set in the 22nd century, and the player flies a futuristic fighter craft called the R-9a "Arrowhead", named for its shape, and because it is the ninth model in the 'R' series of fighter craft (but it…
R-Type is an arcade developed by Irem, released 1 July 1987 on Amiga, Arcade, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What R-Type is
R-Type is an arcade game developed by Irem and released in 1987. It was published by Electric Dreams Software. It is available on Amiga, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX, PC-8800 Series and Sharp X68000.
The premise, in the publisher's words
This is the story of the first encounter with the Bydo, taking place in the year 2163. The player controls the R-9A Arrowhead to free humanity from the Bydo threat. Other versions of the story state that First Contact started after the World Government had sent a probe to Galaxy X1X. Having found the Bydo building their forces, the government prepared the R-9A in advance.
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 is the first of 23 entries we hold in the R-Type series. The next entry was R-Type II in 1988.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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