The R-Type franchise will be familiar to the vast majority of regulars here at Electronic Theatre. Whether you've invested a good twenty years in the videogames industry or picked-up a Control Pad for the first time on a PlayStation2, there will no doubt have been an R-Type - or one of it's many partisans - lingering somewhere nearby. The series has seen that many outings that it's highly possible that a gamer could own several titles under the same header, yet with each playing intrinsically different within their Side-Scrolling universe.
From the masterful Super Nintendo Entertainment System release of Super R-Type to that of the Game Boy Advance's dismal attempt at recreating...
BY YANNIS VATIS: The gaming landscape today is filled with a lot of options for today’s young generation of players. Sure, they’ve got Minecraft to keep them occupied for hours but if it’s all the essential twitch controls and spatial and situational awareness skills that you want to pass down to your little digital warriors without exposing them to more mature content, then to the retro library we must dive!
This list contains the top 5 retro games that will not only forge your children into skillful gamers but also create lots of memorable bonding moments.
"When you think of classic shoot 'em ups, the top 2 series that likely come to mind are Gradius and R-Type so let's take an in-depth look at both franchises and see which one comes out on top." - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums
The release date has been revealed for the R-Type: Dobkeratops Figma Action Figure.
