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74/100
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51/100
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4.2/5
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75% positive660 reviews
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Playable
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Windows
Price
US$39.99

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2021 · Granzella · Arcade · Platformer

R-Type Final 2

R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.

Released
30 April 2021
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
Genres
ArcadePlatformerScienceShoot 'em upShooter
Developers
Granzella
Publishers
Irem
Series
R-Type
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
ActionScience fiction
Country
Japan
Age ratings
PEGI 7ESRB E10+CLASS_IND 10ACB MUSK 6CERO BGRAC 12+
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Spain)
Entry
#6 in R-Type
Time to beat
2.5hmain story16hcompletionist
Composers
Mai Iida, Yuki Iwai

About

R-Type Final 2 is a horizontal-scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Granzella. Part of Irem's long-running R-Type series, it is a sequel to R-Type Final released in 2004, and the first R-Type game in over a decade, after the release of R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate in 2009. The game was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on April 29, 2021. An updated version titled R-Type Final 3 Evolved was released for the PlayStation 5 on March 23, 2023.

The western versions of the game are published by NIS America. R-Type Final 2 is the first game in the series to be released outside of Japan since R-Type Dimensions in 2009. It was released on April 30, 2021, and Final 3 Evolved was released in late April 2023.

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Development

On April 1, 2019, Granzella released a teaser trailer for R-Type Final 2. Later that day, the company confirmed via Twitter that the game was not an April Fools joke and was actively in development. A crowdfunding campaign was announced to be taking place in May, with an additional campaign also taking place in October the same year. The crowdfunding campaign ended on November 1, 2019, raising total of US$1,094,459 (¥118,673,775), to be develop in-game contents, including tribute battle stages from the previous R-TYPE titles, worldwide subtitles support.

The developers announced that there would be rewards to give to those who contributed, receiving different sets of gifts depending on the various funded tiers they made into the project; these sets include the physical copy of the game, its digital version, the original soundtrack CD, a hardcover art book, and a T-shirt, as well as the contributor's name to be featured in the endgame credits. There were also 4 brand new player-ships developed for the title. The game was developed using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4.

Reception

The PlayStation 4 version of R-Type Final 2 sold 8,693 physical copies within its first week on sale in Japan, and was the twelfth best-selling retail game of the week in the country.

The Xbox Series X/S version of R-Type Final 2 received generally positive reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. The PlayStation 4 and Switch versions of R-Type Final 2 received mixed or average reviews.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Xbox Series X/S30 April 2021North America
Windows30 April 2021Worldwide
PlayStation 430 April 2021Worldwide
Nintendo Switch30 April 2021Worldwide
Xbox One30 April 2021Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Downloadable content
R-Type Final 2: DLC Set 4R-Type Final 2: DLC Set 6R-Type Final 2: DLC Set 9R-Type Final 2: DLC Set 8R-Type Final 2: DLC Set 5R-Type Final 2: DLC Set 3R-Type Final 2: DLC Set 2R-Type Final 2: DLC Set 1R-Type Final 2: DLC Set 7

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