Super R-Type
| Super R-Type | |||
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| Part of the series: R-Type | |||
| Original title | ス ー パ ー ・ ア ー ル タ イ プ | ||
| transcription | Sūpā Āru Taipu | ||
| Studio | Irem | ||
| Publisher | Irem, Nintendo | ||
| Senior Developer | "Fuzzie" | ||
| composer | Hiroshi Kimura (Hiroshi), Takushi Hiyamuta (Hiya), Yasuhiro Kawakami (Charlie YK) | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
SNES: July 13, 1991 ' September 1991 ' June 4, 1992 Wii (Virtual Console): January 29, 2008 '' March 17, 2008 March 14, 2008   |
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| platform | Super Nintendo Entertainment System , Virtual Console | ||
| genre | Shoot 'em up | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
| control | Gamepad | ||
| medium | Module , download | ||
| language | English | ||
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Super R-Type is a shoot 'em up that was released in 1991 as one of the first titles for the Super Nintendo . It is a continuation of the arcade game R-Type , whereby elements from R-Type II are also taken up.
Gameplay
The Bydo Empire and its mutated aliens strikes back. The player's task is to use his R-9 spaceship to save mankind and to repel the attackers. The weapons can be upgraded using power-ups . The aim of the game is to achieve the highest possible high score in addition to playing through all seven levels including the end bosses .
Overall, the game has three levels of difficulty and each has different endings.
publication
In March 2008, the game was re-released for the Wii . It was removed from the Virtual Console at the end of March 2012 .
reception
Overall, the title received average reviews. A much criticized point was the rather poor utilization of the hardware , since the game often stutters. The controls and the sound, on the other hand, were perceived as better:
- Play Time 10/92: 69% (graphics 75%, sound 50%)
- Total! 10/96: 2- (graphic 3+, sound 1-)
- Video Games 3/91: 62% (graphics 70%, sound 72%)
Web links
- Super R-Type at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Super R-Type. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
- ^ East, Tom: Super R-Type and Operation Wolf Blast Onto Virtual Console . Official Nintendo Magazine . March 14, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
- ↑ Super R-Type and R-Type III: The Third Lightning will be removed from the Virtual Console. In: ntower. Retrieved July 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Super R-Type (Super NES) - NinRetro (New is not Retro) v3 +. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Super R-Type - Reviews of the Amiga Joker, ASM, Power Play, PC Joker, Play Time, Happy Computer. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .