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R-Type III

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This game is pretty damn cool. It is a challenging, yet not impossible side-view space shooter with great graphics and awesome power-ups. You get to pick between 3 types of detachable ship cannons, and you can switch to hyper mode, which is ausome too. Also, the checkpoint system is very good, because you don't have to go back to the 1st level once you lose all your ships and get game over. You get to start in the same level, at the same checkpoint, just without the ship power-ups. Also, much like the gradius series, there is no r-type II (at least for americans) just the original, and III.

The only thing i'm wondering about is the price. 100 bones and up? when i bought it from ebay (for a grip less,) the cheapest amazon had it at was 240!! does anyone know why? is this game hard to find or rare?

This particular R-Type title seems to be more rare than most and was a SNES / Super Famicom exclusive. imo it is definitely one of the better games in the series and is a brutal shooting challenge from start to finish. The stage designs in this game are imaginative, the graphics are sharp and vivid with good color and it throws in new some extras to make things more interesting. There are 3 force units for your ship: the standard one (like original R-Type), Cyclone and Shadow. They each have different special weapon capability, strengths and weaknesses. Your ship still has the signature power blast, but they take it one step further and give you a "hyper mode" that turns your ship into an explosion wielding beast for a temporary length of time. Unfortunately this mode causes your ship to overheat for a little bit after use, so it must be used sparingly.

My only complaint about R-Type III is the difficulty level. Its your standard R-Type fare and is virtually impossible. I think they really should have included a difficulty setting adjustment, but alas its just the static "hard as hell" setting. Aside from that, this is a must have for fans of the R-Type series in general. If you can find an affordable copy (they can get expensive due to rarity), pick one up! I believe it to be a much better game than Super R-Type for the same platform.