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R-Type

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THE ESSENTIALS
System
PC Engine
Year
1989
Genre
Shooter
Developer
Irem
Publisher
NEC
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R-Type on PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
R-Type PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

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About R-Type

Power-up your spaceship and prepare for battle! This is a completely faithful port—right down to the character details—of the famous shooting-game masterpiece, R-TYPE. Destroy the POW armor and 1 of 6 different units will appear, which you can then use to power up your R-9. Equip Bits and obtain Laser Units to make the Force appear and to power it up. The Force can then be integrated into or separated from your R-9. Make the most of your weapons, including the Reflecting Laser Beams, Air-to-Surface, and Antiaircraft Lasers. Keep pressing the fire button to fire blasts from the Beam Cannon. Press and hold the fire button to charge the Beam Gauge, then release it to fire a devastating Wave Cannon blast! The longer you hold it, the stronger the blast! The ultimate highlights are the N32bosses that await you at the end of each stage, including a stage that pits you against a giant warship.

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