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R-Type Command

Also known as: R-Type Tactics

It sounds crazy: Take a beloved 2D arcade shooter and turn it into a turn-based strategy RPG played on a hex grid. The funny thing is: it's brilliant.

Available on: PSP
Genre: Strategy
Release date: May 7, 2008
Published by: Atlus
Developed by: Irem Software Engineering
Multiplayer Modes:
Offline
2 player VS
8 GREAT
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Screenshots updated Apr 18, 2008
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Believe it or not, the fact that someone has taken a beloved, 2D arcade shoot 'em-up and turned it into a turn-based strategy game played on a hex grid is not the craziest thing about R-Type Command. No, the nuttiest thing is just how beautifully the bloody thing works. Borrowing equally from strategy RPGs and Nintendo’s Advance Wars series, this is an experiment that succeeds beautifully.   ...
ESRB Rating
R-Type Command is rated:
Everyone 10+
Animated Blood, Mild Fantasy Violence
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