R-Type

by DotEmu

Product Details

• ASIN: B005NA3B8U
• Original Release Date: September 12, 2011
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 15, 2011
Rated: Guidance Suggested

All Ages

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for all users and contains no objectionable content or advertisements.




Guidance Suggested

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for most users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, infrequent or mild references to violence, profanity, or crude themes, or other content not suitable for all ages.







Mature

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for mature users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, mild sexual and suggestive themes, nudity within medical, informational, or artistic contexts, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for mature audiences.







Adult

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for adults. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, sexual and suggestive themes, nudity, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for adult audiences.



This application contains content that is downloading real-time, based on inputs from the user or developer. The maturity rating associated with this application pertains only to the static elements of the application and does not cover any dynamic information (e.g. websites, friend postings, tweets). Dynamic content is defined as any content that may change within the application. Content can include animations, video or audio.
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,957 Paid in Appstore for Android (See Top 100 Paid in Appstore for Android)

Product Features

• Play the classic 80's arcade game R-Type on your Android device
• Shoot your way through eight levels in this classic space combat game
• Power yourself up and defeat the Bydo Empire

Technical Details

• Size: 13.8MB
• Version: 1.0.8
• Developed By: DotEmu
• Application Permissions: (Help me understand what permissions mean)
  • Connect to paired bluetooth devices
  • Write to external storage
  • Discover and pair bluetooth devices
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
• Minimum Operating System: Android 2.1
• Approximate Download Time: Less than 2 minutes

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars May the FORCE (modules) Be With You September 27, 2011

By A. Dent #1 HALL OF FAMETOP 10 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Amazon Verified Purchase

R-Type is about shooting and maneuvering perfection. The game is hard until you master the immediate challenge. Then you move to the next one and it gets harder and the next victory tastes so much sweeter.

Back in the 20th Century R-Type was one of the most popular arcade shooters and the Android port stays faithful to the original for the story line - fight the evil Bydo - the frantic pace and the (at least for me) extreme difficulty. The graphics on the XOOM are a little fuzzy but the game makes it up in spades with instant response to touch controls and the ability to display dozens of independently moving objects while only occasionally missing a frame or 2. So, here's my detailed review.

THE FUN FACTOR

This Android version should be 'instant recall' to anyone who played the game in an arcade or maybe on a Commodore 64 or TurboGrafx 16 back in the late 80's-early 90's. All the original eight levels are there, the ship, the weapons and the enemies very much like what I remember fighting way back then and the difficulty is maybe higher because the game seems to be moving at a slighter faster pace than I remember.

So, to answer the 'fun' question: yes, it's 'fun' to play R-Type for as long as you accept that it's practically impossible to beat the game and you don't mind fighting the same fights over and over again until you achieve 'perfection' and move to defeat the next challenge.

OPEN FEINT

Open Feint is optional and it doesn't add a lot this R-Type but if you don't want to feel completely on your own or have friends playing the game it can add to the fun factor.

CONTROLS AND GAMEPLAY

Most thoughtful, you can select between right-handed and left handed configurations, and between 'full touch' where you set your ship's position by touching the screen anywhere and the 'arcade' touch mode where you use an on-screen D-Pad. The cannon and the force module controls are always virtual touch buttons and you see their outlines on the screen whenever they are usable.

Other options include autofire on or off (if you want to make your game really hard).

Off game, you can set the music and FX levels and you can access a pretty detailed help screen which explains the rules (you start with 4 lives, try to stay alive for as long as you can) and the several powerups.

RATING

I loved playing the game in arcades and an R-Type clone (Katakis?) on my Commodore 64 and either cost me a lot more than this port. This port is as hard and as much fun as the original. The touch controls are naturals and quickly become second nature while playing, the visuals and the pace are the same or better than I remember. It's a 5 stars because I love playing it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars As of 11/28/2011 - Looks like they fixed the crashes on the kindle fire, 5/5 !!! November 22, 2011

By BStinson

Amazon Verified Purchase

UPDATE 11/28/2011
Recent update now works on my kindle fire, played to level 3 no crash yet, lets hope they have fixed all of the crashes!!

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RE: I want to like it... but it crashes on Kindle Fire!!!

So I excitedly bought this after I saw it on sale, Amazon said it was compatible with my Kindle Fire. Level 1 plays great, no issues, as soon as I get 10 seconds into level 2, crash. I want to like the game, but if I can't play it past level 1, then it's not worth spending money on. Please update and if it doesn't crash I will fix my review.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Crsh prone November 23, 2011

By Ocram

Amazon Verified Purchase

I had high hopes for this emu but it crashes on my Fire and my evo. Until they fix that it's unplaylbe due to crashing my device