R-Type Final

• Intense 2D shooter action as you blast through space, taking out deadly man-made aliens with the most unique weapons system ever.
• Choose from 100 distinctly different ship, each with their own abilities and ratings.
• Use your planning skills to plan the right power-ups and support craft position for each level -- then use your reflexes to take out every Bydo you see.
• Amazing, huge enemies -- bigger bosses and countless enemies to keep the challenge high.
• Multiple difficulty levels, from Easy to full-on R-Type hard.

Product description ------------------- R-Type Final -- To defend against alien invasion humanity created biological super-weapons called the Bydo. But the Bydo were too powerful & turned on humanity. Each time they were repulsed -- but the remaining Bydo are planning an all-out, last-ditch assault on the Earth. Operation: Last Dance has be, to finish the Bydo threat, once and for all! Review ------ Irem's R-Type series has been a shooter ste since its launch in arcades way back in 1987. It may not be the greatest-selling title of all time, but it does hold a special place in many gamers' hearts. Which is exactly what publisher Fresh Games (a division of Eidos) is hoping will be the case. While R-Type Final has all the classic pieces to the puzzle and a number of new innovations, such as AI-controlled head-to-head battles where players can set the parameters of their ship's routine, the game isn't for everyone. You see, R-Type Final is incredibly hard. While you can knock down the difficulty to make the game easier, doing so basically removes all entertainment from the title. On the easier levels, I usually just died of boredom, on the harder difficulties I swore in anger at the title's merciless assault. For the hardest of the hardcore, this game has a lot of replay value (including an amazing list of 101 ships that can be ), but for most – myself included – it isn't entertaining enough to even justify purchase (even at its bargain basement price of $29.99). Concept: Blast through a horde of enemies to unlock goodies and post high scores Graphics: The art is good, but the levels are fairly bland and certainly not as good as they could be Sound: Typical techno shooter fare. Sometimes it sounds great, sometimes it sounds like a bad porno Playability: The variety of ships is impressive, but the controls haven't changed much over all these years Entertainment: Only the hardest of hardcore shooter fans will find something to love here Replay: Moderately High Rated: 6.75 out of 10 Editor: Andy McNamara Issue: March 2004 2nd Opinion: R-Type Final has everything I hoped it would: lots of ships, lots of shooting, and no feeble attempts to update the gameplay for a next generation system. It's the classic R-Type formula you know and love, complete with limited continues, huge alien bosses, and ridiculous firepower. It is also extremely difficult, and a must-have for die-hard fans of the genre Rated: 8.5 out of 10 Editor: Joe Juba Subscribe to Game Informer ( http://www..com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000AN45D/ ) -- Game Informer Review