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8:42 pm
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February 11, 2012
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There’s so many R-Type games, it’s hard to keep track of them all. This particular game slipped past my radar so much so that I never knew of the game until recently.
Well for those that missed playing this game before, RushDawg gives an excellent review here.
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I’m a person who prefers “Super R-Type” over “Third Lightning”, but that’s only due to a few discrepancies. In any case, I enjoy seeing recommendations for either one, and I’m glad to know what Rush enjoys about this game.
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February 12, 2013
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Masamune:
Thanks for posting this!
I noticed that the last screen shot (just before the “Bottom Line” section) is actually from Super R-Type. I probably submitted the wrong screenshot by accident. Can you please change this?
John:
Glad you enjoyed the review. May I ask why you prefer “Super” over “III”? Have you tried some of the other games in the series?
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RushDawg said
John:Glad you enjoyed the review. May I ask why you prefer “Super” over “III”? Have you tried some of the other games in the series?
“Super” and “III” are the same game to me, with that cool mechanoid-beach-ball mechanic that separates them from other shooters, but what I notice about “Super” that I like more is two things. First, I think the beige tones of its graphics do better to portray the craggy alien ugliness of the stages, and of the Bydo Empire’s menace, than “III”‘s bizarro wonderland colors. The other thing is that I prefer “Super”‘s rhythms; the stages there have a controlled and serial pace that gives the action an edge of identity. The stages in “III” feel cinematic and showy, and they zap the player from stage to stage in a way that makes me think of a higher-end “Gradius”. That’s my explanation. I enjoy both games, but I go to “Super” to get a closer “R-Type” experience.
(To answer the other question, I’ve only played these two games. It’s probably less than what you’ve played.)
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“III” definitely has more of cinematic feel than “Super”, something that was expanded upon even further in the PS1’s R-Type Delta (which features opening credits with the player’s name as the pilot, much like a movie).
Based on your preferences, I’d recommend you give the original R-Type a try. The best versions are the arcade original, TurboGrafx-16 and PS1 ports (on the R-Types collection). The original R-Type has a much more of an ugly alien feel to it than “Super” (which is basically a re imagining of II) and is still considered by many to be the best in the series (Delta is typically the other top pick for best R-Type).
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