Lost In Translation/R-Type II

About The Game
R-Type II is an horizontally scrolling arcade video game shoot-em-up.

The inevitable sequel to the hugely-successful original finds the evil Bydo Empire once again intent on the destruction of all mankind. The infamous Beam Weapon and Pod Laser make a welcome return, as do the beautifully rendered, organic-looking levels. R-type II doesn't do anything that the original didn't do, but the sequel is every bit as good as its illustrious predecessor, with the same tight game-play and imaginative level design that made R-type such a classic - although R-Type II is, if anything, more difficult than its already-unforgiving prequel.

Trivia
Released in December 1989.

Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (R-Type II : G.S.M. Irem 2 - PCCB-00017) on 21/01/1990.

Series

 * 1) R-Type (1987)
 * 2) R-Type II (1989)
 * 3) R-Type Leo (1992)
 * 4) R-Type III - The 3rd Lightning (1994, Nintendo Super Famicom)
 * 5) R-Type Delta (1999, Sony PlayStation)
 * 6) R-Type Final (2004, Sony PlayStation 2)
 * 7) R-Type Tactics (2007, Sony PSP)

Ports

 * Consoles :
 * Nintendo Super Famicom (1991, "Super R-Type")
 * Nintendo Game Boy (1992)
 * Sony PlayStation (1998, "R-Types")
 * Nintendo Game Boy Color (1999, "R-type DX")


 * Computers :
 * Commodore Amiga ("R-Type II", 1990, Activision)
 * Atari ST (1989)

