Action
Ratings
Age
4+
Category
Action
Languages
English
Thu Jul 15 2021
Updated for the latest devices and Oses. UI issues fixed
R Type is a thoughtfully designed mobile game that blends accessible mechanics with steadily increasing challenge. Players place and manipulate objects to influence in-game elements, solve levels, and progress through curated stages. The experience favors experimentation and polish, with simple controls and satisfying feedback.
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Ratings & Reviews
Love it but....
Sun Jul 14 2019 mlwalker1906...every fourth or fifth play, the controls get stuck on forward or backward. Even when I die and the next life starts, I’m stuck going forward or backward. The only way to unstick the controls is to restart the game entirely.
broken under IOS 13
Tue Oct 15 2019 Wastlandergreat game, very hard. Game is not formatted for the newer iphones with the notch so it does not make full use of the screen. The game does not work properly under ios13. the touch screen buttons on the right side are now huge and cover a third of the screen. I have discovered however that this can be fixed in the setting section by resizing them. Also, since the screen does not make full use of the screen, touching the far left side of the screen will now warp you to the far right of the screen which usually results in immediate death. This bug is almost a game breaker when using the touch controls. I find it to be highly annoying and frustrating, especially when I’ve almost beat a level and accidently slide my finger to far to the left off the viewable portion of the screen the game, which happens all the time! Please please fix this. i thought it was bad when the sides of the screen were just dead zones but now it is instant death.
Stuck on fourth lvl
Sun May 27 2018 Catastrophic hahaWell first of all this game is so wonderfully difficult probably the most difficult game I’ve ever played in my life. So I’m willing to share some brotherly slang to those out there who don’t understand what’s going on. “F***k!!!” means that I didn’t accomplish what I wanted. “What in the hell?!!!!!!!!” means I have no idea what hit me. “S**t!!!!!” means I missed a power up. “Are you freakin serious right now!!!!!!!!!” means I fought one of the bosses and died.
R-Type Review
Wed Apr 10 2019 The Subway KidThis is fantastic the graphics the music amazing, scan lines that’s a neat feature makes it look like it’s playing on classic CRT monitor. The controls are a little tough but I’m getting the hang of it already. None the less Arcade Perfect on the go!
Best horizontal shmup on the App Store
Sun Jul 01 2018 Retro486While RaidenLegacy is the best vertical this is the best horizontal for all the same reasons. No ads, great control, instant respawn. Worth every penny. Don’t waste your time with all the other in app purchase laden garbage.
Bugs on iPad
Sun Oct 22 2023 Flavers12321Great game however, it is buggy if you run it on an iPad. Your spaceship will randomly jump from the left side of the screen to the far right.
Legendary
Fri Mar 29 2019 McFuqsHas to be one of the hardest shoot em ups. The rapid fire helps on here. The virtual d pad kind of takes up too much real estate. But this is a great arcade port. Even with a arcade stick the game is still a challenge.
Fun but limited
Tue Nov 20 2018 cgbeigeMassive dead zones on either side of the display that could be used for touch navigation makes this game too hard because your finger blocks enemies
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