R-Type Delta HD Boosted hitting consoles soon

Clear River Games is publishing the legendary shoot-em-up R-Type for modern platforms, remastered, reloaded, and razor-sharp with meaty polygons and endless glowing weaponry. 

Developed by Tokyo-based Irem, R-Type Delta HD Boosted is getting a physical release on Nintendo Switch and PS5.

In a big dose of coincidence. There I was, playing Irem's original arcade R-Type on my Evercade at the weekend, and now this news pops up. 

Originally taking the world by storm in 1998, this dark sci-fi masterpiece returns 27 years later to take centre stage complete with updated HD visuals and a whole host of modern quality of life features.

The year is 2163, and the badly damaged R-9A Arrowhead has just returned to earth after defeating the Bydo Empire, and is recovered by the battle cruiser, Croque Monsieur. Peace doesn’t last for long though, because one year later, deadly objects begin to fall from the sky. 

Control is lost over the deadly Moritz-G orbiting annihilation platform, and a city is destroyed. Its advanced defence systems make it almost impossible to approach….but the military responds by deploying the R9all Delta, a prototype ship  that is the last hope for humanity. This desperate battle is where R-Type Delta HD Boosted begins!