R-Type Tactics preview PSP

If you were a fan of the original R-Type arcade shooters, then you'll be waiting for the new incarnation, R-Type Tactics. A release date for this game is yet to be announced, but we've got all the latest news on how it's shaping up. There look to be some changes and some marked differences between R-Type Tactics and the old-style R-Type games - read our R-Type Tactics preview for Sony PSP now to find out more!

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R-Type Tactics preview for Sony PSP
R-Type is a legend. T he greatest arcade shooter ever? If not, certainly in the top tens of most 2D blasting fans, that’s for sure. But R-Type Tactics is different. It’s new. It’s... nothing like the R-Types of old. Tactics has the R-Type look, at least. The same epic, twisted alien bosses appear, weapon blasts that are bright and vibrant – but incredibly, Tactics is a turn-based, strategy game.
It’s a what now?
Maker Irem describes new R-Type as “sci-fi tactical simulation”. The action takes place on a gird. You and the PSP - or a friend battling in ad-hoc Wi-Fi mode - take turns to move. Launch an attack and the game switches to your traditional 2D shooter viewp oint to show the resulting firefight - only you’re not in control of it.

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