R-Type II (Japan, revision C) - Gioco MAME

Videogioco arcade pubblicato 35 anni fa:

R•Type II © 1989 Irem.

The sequel to the hugely successful original finds the evil Bydo Empire once again intent on the destruction of all mankind in this sideways scrolling, six-level shoot-em-up.

The innovative weapons system of the original game - the 'Beam Weapon' and 'Force Pod' - make a welcome return and remain unchanged for the sequel.

The tight, demanding gameplay and high emphasis on correct usage of the weapons system also return - although the sequel is, if anything, even more demanding than its already unforgiving predecessor; with more durable enemies and trickier level design.

R•Type II features three new weapon shot types:

• Green - Search Laser - fires semi-homing lasers that can bend at 45° angles.
• Grey - Shotgun Laser - fires large shells that travel a short distance before exploding powerfully.
• Scatter Bomb - drops bombs to the ground; when these explode, the explosion scatters forwards along the ground. This is a supporting weapon that can be equipped instead of missiles.

In addition to the new weapons, R-type IÌs Beam Weapon has received an upgrade. As with the first game, holding down the fire button makes a power gauge fill up, releases the button then unleashes a powerful plasma shot. For the sequel, however, continuing to hold down the button causes the gauge to charge up further. This 'double-charged' gauge flashes blue and red and releases an even more powerful plasma burst.

DATI TECNICI
Irem M-82 system hardware (Japanese version has M-84 written on the board).

CPU principale: V30 (@ 8 Mhz)
CPU sonora: Zilog Z80 (@ 3,579545 Mhz)
Chip sonori: Yamaha YM2151 (@ 3,579545 Mhz), DAC

Giocatori: 2
Controllo: Joystick a 8 direzioni
Pulsanti: 2

CURIOSITÀ
R•Type II è stato rilasciato nel Dicembre 1989.

Pony Canyon / Scitron hanno pubblicato un album della colonna sonora in edizione limitata di questo gioco il 21 Gennaio 1990 (R•Type II: G.S.M. Irem 2 - PCCB-00017).

SERIE

• R•Type (1987, Arcade)
• R•Type II (1989, Arcade)
• R•Type Leo (1992, Arcade)
• R•Type III - The 3rd Lightning [Modello SHVC-ER] (1994, Super Famicom)
• R•Type Delta [Modello SLPS-01688] (1999, PlayStation)
• R•Type Final (2003, PS2)
• R•Type Tactics (2007, PSP)

CONVERSIONI

• CONSOLE:

[JP] Nintendo Super Famicom (13 lug. 1991) "Super R•Type [Modello SHVC-SR]"
[US] Nintendo SNES (sept.1991) "Super R•Type [Modello SNS-SR]"
[EU] Nintendo SNES (june.4, 1992) "Super R•Type [Modello SNSP-SR]"
[US] [EU] Nintendo Game Boy (1992)
[JP] Nintendo Game Boy (dec.11, 1992) "R•Type II [Modello DMG-RZA]"
[JP] Sony PlayStation (feb.5, 1998) "R•Types [Modello SLPS-01236]"
[EU] Sony PlayStation (sept.1998) "R•Types [Modello SLES-01355]"
[US] Sony PlayStation (feb.28, 1999) "R•Types [Modello SLUS-00753]"
Nintendo Game Boy Color [US] (june.1999) "R•Type DX [Modello DMG-AWHE-USA]"
Nintendo Game Boy Color [EU] (jul.20, 1999) "R•Type DX [Modello DMG-AWHP-EUR]"
Nintendo Game Boy Color [JP] (nov.1999) "R•Type DX [Modello DMG-ARUJ-JPN]"
[JP] Sony PlayStation (25 ott. 2001) "R•Types I-II [R's Best] [Modello SLPS-03310]"
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [JP] (jan.29, 2008) [Modello JBYJ] Super Famicom version
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [EU] (mar.14, 2008) [Modello JBYP] SNES version
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [US] (mar.17, 2008) [Modello JBYE] SNES version
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [KO] (aug.12, 2008) [Modello JBYK] Super Comboy version

• COMPUTER:

[EU] Commodore Amiga (1991)
[EU] Atari ST (1991)

CONTRIBUISCI
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