Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Game Boy
1st May 1991
1st Dec 1991
1st Jan 1991
- Also Available On
- Series
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org
Reviews
R-Lite: cut-down, but still a cracker
Following its original 1987 arcade release, Irem's highly regarded R-Type was ported to numerous home systems, with this Game Boy version appearing in 1991. For those not in the know (estimates range from 2-5 people living under a rock) the aim of the game is to take your space fighter and blast your way through...
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R-Type News
Feature 'Arcade Perfect' Be Damned: R-Type DX Is Still Portable Perfection
Bydo To The Future
R-Type may be 34 years old but the beyond-enthusiastic reception for R-Type Final 2's Kickstarter proved Irem’s long-running series is much more than a nostalgic memory held close by a few greying fans, or vintage shmup still hazily respected from a great distance. R-Type can still generate hype and open up wallets; the thought...
News Irem's Classic Shoot 'Em Up X Multiply Is Coming To Arcade Archives On Switch
Blast some aliens
The classic side-scrolling shoot 'em up XMultiply is expected to make a comeback on the Switch thanks to Hamster's glorious retro line, Arcade Archives. If you're not familiar with this title, you might at least know the Japanese developer behind it. Irem was best known for R-Type back in the day. XMultiply - released in 1989 - is...
About The Game
Take a bite out of BYDO!
BYDO and his band of menacing mutants are doing dastardly deeds. They are wrecking havoc in the Cosmos and threatening Earth. Only you, piloting the R-TYPE Spaceship, can counter this threat and save the Blue Planet from catastrophic calamity.
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