R-Type Tactics game details, screenshots, website

Yep, you read that title right. The classic R-Type shooter is going the way of numerous RPGs before it for its outing on Sony‘s PSP handheld system. For R-Type Tactics, Irem has opted for a hexagonal-based combat system but the game still retains a lot of the elements found in a traditional shooting game.

The side-scrolling perspective is still here, but instead of being able to move freely, players and the enemy must take turns moving across a grid. When you perform an attack, the view switches to an effects-filled action sequence. Some of the game’s weapons and boss characters will also be familiar to most fans.

R-Type Tactics has a variety of gameplay modes. Of course, the reliable old single-player mission mode is there, as well as an ad-hoc-based battle mode for those who love multiplayer battles.

The game is currently slated for a Japan release later this year. No news yet on a stateside release, but we’ll keep you posted. For now, check out the screenshots below courtesy of JeuxFrance. For the game’s official site, click here.

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Yep, you read that title right. The classic R-Type shooter is going the way of numerous RPGs before it for its outing on Sony‘s PSP handheld system. For R-Type Tactics, Irem has opted for a hexagonal-based combat system but the game still retains a lot of the elements found in a traditional shooting game.

The side-scrolling perspective is still here, but instead of being able to move freely, players and the enemy must take turns moving across a grid. When you perform an attack, the view switches to an effects-filled action sequence. Some of the game’s weapons and boss characters will also be familiar to most fans.

R-Type Tactics has a variety of gameplay modes. Of course, the reliable old single-player mission mode is there, as well as an ad-hoc-based battle mode for those who love multiplayer battles.

The game is currently slated for a Japan release later this year. No news yet on a stateside release, but we’ll keep you posted. For now, check out the screenshots below courtesy of JeuxFrance. For the game’s official site, click here.

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Via JeuxFrance

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