R-Type Tactics
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North American cover art showing the R-Type Command title used in that market.
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| Developer(s) | Irem |
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| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
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| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 69/100 |
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| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | 42/100 |
| Famitsu | 7.75/10 |
| GameSpot | 7/10 |
| IGN | 7.3/10 |
R-Type Tactics (アール・タイプ タクティクス Āru Taipu Takutikusu), known in North America as R-Type Command, is a turn-based strategy game/tactical role-playing game released in 2007 in Japan, and 2008 in North America and Europe for PlayStation Portable. The main part of the game consists of two consecutive campaigns, in which the player controls first the forces of Earth, then the Bydo Empire. The game also supports multiplayer combat via Wi-Fi.
The gameplay is structured as a typical mission-based tactical role-playing game, but retains many of the specific traits of the R-Type series.
R-Type Tactics has 58 levels, through which the player navigates an army of R-Type space fighters and support units, fighting the enemy forces of the Bydo.
The side-scrolling nature of the R-Type series is preserved in R-Type Tactics. Most levels are structured as in a side-scrolling shooter, with the player's units and the objective on opposite sides of the field. Units cannot change facing, which has an important impact on gameplay, as certain attacks can only be performed in one direction. Like other turn-based strategy games, the playing field is also divided into hexagons with varying effects.
R-Type Tactics features the opposing armies of the Earth Space Corps and the Bydo. The player will be able to access more than 100 different units, including many of the R-series fighters from the other R-Type games. Each fighter has unique abilities such as sub-space movement and a distinct set of attacks. During the game, the player acquires abilities enabling new units and upgrades to existing units to be purchased for his army. Furthermore, new units can be acquired by capturing certain objectives in levels, such as derelict space stations and starbases.
Support units range from large carrier ships to maintenance units as well as the Force units, well-known from other games in the R-Type series.
Force units can either be controlled separately or they can be attached to the R-series fighters. Attached Forces function as a unidirectional shield while providing the fighter with stronger attacks. When not attached, a Force is an independent unit that can be used as a tank.
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