R-Type II (アール・タイプII Āru taipu II), is a side-scrolling shoot'em up game originally released in 1989 by Irem for the Arcades. Most of the gameplay would later be remixed in Super R-Type, released on the Super Nintendo.
Story[]
The Bydo have returned! Pilot the new R-9C War-Head and remove the menace. The story takes place 2 years after the events of R-Type and R-Type Leo, in 2165.
Gameplay[]
R-Type II has retained the gameplay from it's predecessor, with the only major addition being the ability to charge the Wave Cannon an extra level for a super-powered shot. The basic R-9A Arrowhead has given way to the R-9C War-Head, being supported by the TP-2 POW Armor for this mission.
Armament[]
- Standard Wave Cannon: This cannon is the default for the R-9C.
- Diffusion Wave Cannon Prototype: At full charge, the Beam meter will occasionally flash orange. During that period, this cannon will fire instead of the Standard Wave.
- Homing Missile: not available to use missile power up in Game Boy Version
- Scatter Bomb
- Laser Crystal: Two new lasers were added in this game, and incorporated into the Standard Force K in R-Type Final.
- Green: Search Laser
- Gray: Shotgun Laser
Stages and Bosses[]
| Stage | Name | Boss | BGM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruins | Subatomic | Counterattack |
| 2 | The Cave | Barakus | Water Splash |
| 3 | Gigantic Warship | Corvette | Metal Crusher |
| 4 | Resource Acquisition Area | Rios | Slip Slidin' Away |
| 5 | Additional Base | Blender | Dead End |
| 6 | Bydo Empire | Womb | Baiyo |
Enemies[]
Mobile port[]
R-Type II as well as the original R-Type have been since re-released for both iOS and Android by DotEmu with support for touch controls as well as an on-screen gamepad to control the R-9C War-Head with.