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More details, screens for iPhone R-Type

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More details, screens for iPhone R-Type
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Last week we showed off the first screenshots of R-Type on iPhone, which suddenly materialised on journo hub Games Press.

We chatted with EA’s Mobile PR agency who confirmed that the game is indeed coming to iPhone, it will be published by EA Mobile, and it’s due later this summer.

The developer intends to “keep 100% true to the original game on arcade”, and won’t mess with the formula when porting this classic game, which has already appeared on over 15 systems, to Apple’s mobile.

R-Type, a side scrolling shooter developed by Irem, has you fending off against waves of Bydo baddies in your futuristic fighter jet, the R-9a Arrowhead. You’ll wield a variety of power ups and upgrade your ship as you go through the game.

The game packs in eight levels, with eight unique bosses and three control types - tilt, touch and a virtual D-Pad. It also has multiple difficulty modes for everyone from shmup veterans to blaster greenhorns.

R-Type is set for release on iPhone and iPod touch later this summer. Watch this space, we’ll let you know when it drops.

Mark Brown
Mark Brown
Mark Brown is editor at large of Pocket Gamer