Few arcade shooters have left fingerprints as deep as R-Type. Its imagery is burned into the collective memory: the Force ping-ponging about the screen, the Wave Cannon charging in silence, levels ...

All things considered 1987 was a good year for gaming. It gave us the original R-Type and its subsequent progeny. Fast forward to 2021 and an all-new R-Type game has been released, which is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Funnily enough, this is the second time I have managed to ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from R-Type Dimensions EX This compilation once again includes the first two games, R-Type and R-Type II, both of which feature the original 2D graphics as well ...