- Price$1.99
- CategoryGames
- First releasedJuly 18, 2013
- Versions2 archived
- Installable1 of 2
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerDotEmu
- Bundle IDcom.dotemu.rtypeios
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.
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Report an issueR-TYPE, THE CLASSIC ARCADE SHOOTER, RETURNS AS A UNIVERSAL APP! Revisit the 80's (mesh half-shirts and Keds optional) with this classic, old-school shoot 'em up! One of the decade’s most popular arcade games will awaken fond memories of jangling quarters, Jolt Cola and week-old popcorn. Fire up your iPhone or iPad and get ready to go back... to R-Type!
FEEL THE BLAST! Blast off and attack the evil Bydo Empire. Use everything in your arsenal to take them down – don’t be shy! It's retro, it's fun and it's a “10” on the difficulty scale. Finish this masterpiece and carve your name amongst the greats!
INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL FEATURES… Remember how damnably difficult R-Type was? Well it still is, because we stayed true to the original, just the way you remember it! Choose between two difficulty settings, utilize two different control options and soar through eight jam-packed levels, each with its own unique boss. Upgrade to new weapons, power-ups, and attachments as you battle wave after wave of enemies.
... AND SOME NEW FEATURES TOO! - Universal version - Enhanced Touch mode - Eight levels and two different control options: touch and virtual D-pad - Two difficulty settings - Available in 10 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Portuguese - Full Retina Display support - Game Center: unlockable achievements + online leaderboards
Ratings Over Time
| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2018 | 2.4.0 | ★ 4.5 | 247 | $1.99 |
| October 30, 2018 | 2.4.0 | ★ 4.5 | 249 | $1.99 |
| July 27, 2019 | 2.4.0 | ★ 4.5 | 256 | $1.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 15First off, there are actually checkpoints. Old R Type games didn't have checkpoints, and depending on the version, the only way to continue was with a password, if you could at all. In this version, when you beat a level, it saves for good. This is more necessary since it's mobile, but it easily makes it my favorite way to play R Type now days. Still a really hard game though, and it easily takes me an hour of trial and error to beat each level, but I want to keep trying because I'm having so much fun. It also has controller support, and that is how I usually play it, and the touch icons go away with the first button you press on the controller. At such a low price, I recommend it to fans of the genre that want a great shoot em up on the go.
The app is very buggy
Controls are broken. Doesn’t support entire screen. Can’t move controls off to the side and they cover the game so you can’t see. Also, the buttons are too large! Please fix!
It’s R-Type… what’s not to like? The controls work pretty well. I was able to play through the first stage on the first try (as I usually can), and then the creepy things on the second stage got me (as they usually do). So feels like R-Type to me 😉
Controls are pointless on iPhone 12 Pro Max. They cover the screen. Should be a free game…
you guys should make it accessible and controllable via the bluetooth and connected to lighting porn joystick addon such as howliwo L1 Pro.
Controls are completely out of whack. The buttons are all over the screen. Just awful and really disappointed this was one my favorite games growing up.
This ported version of R Type is just like the original cabinet! I did have to mess around a little bit with settings to get it to be as classic as possible with no auto fire and get the screen to be in the correct ratio plus get scan lines to work, but overall DotEmu did an excellent job with making a ported version of R Type!
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.