R-Type Command Hits PSP May 6

February 13, 2008 11:16 AM

R-Type Command (PSP), Irem's turn-based tactical twist on its long-running arcade shooter series, will arrive in North America on May 6, publisher Atlus announced today.

Priced at $39.99, the grid-centric strategy game--known in Japan as R-Type Tactics--has players defending Earth by launching an attack into the heart of the Bydo Empire.

Close to 100 different units types, including Bydo craft, will be available for the purposes of armada building, and two players will be able to duke it out via local wireless multiplayer.

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Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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February 13, 2008 11:34 AM

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- Chris Faylor
  
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  February 13, 2008 11:40 AM
  
  I think this actually looks really cool :/
  - mittense
    
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    February 13, 2008 12:44 PM
    
    I concur.
- bigmaki
  
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  February 13, 2008 11:57 AM
  
  That was my exact reaction. I watched the video before reading the story and my heart sank when I saw menus popping up all over the gameplay screen. :(
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    February 13, 2008 11:59 AM
    
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- ostrichboy
  
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  February 13, 2008 12:07 PM
  
  oh bleh, another side-scrolling shooter. Wait, what? Tactical? On PSP? AWESOME!
- ArB
  
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  February 13, 2008 12:10 PM
  
  R-TYPE IS REBORN.
  TEDIOUS TACTICAL MENU-NAVIGATING.
  HEAD-TO-HEAD LOCAL MENU-NAVIGATING.
  AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE SERIES -
  COMMAND YOUR SHIPS THROUGH MENUS INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY PLAYING THE GAME.
  ATLUS - Where fun goes to die.