R-Type Dimensions 3 review – lightning strikes thrice

R-Type Dimensions 3 – Dobkeratops returns, again (Inin)

SNES classic R-Type 3 gets the remake treatment, with a new version of the 2D shooter that allows you to instantly switch from the original visuals to more modern graphics.

We’ve a great love for 2D shooters (but not the term shmup) at GameCentral and even though Gradius is our favourite franchise we – and we think most other fans – accept that R-Type is the king of the genre. It is the Rolls-Royce of horizontal space blasters, the Chocolate Hob Nob of rote learning and outrageously difficult boss battles. However, despite starting in 1987 there aren’t many entries in the series, not least because original developer Irem no longer makes Read Entire Article