ESRB rates R-Types for PS3, PSP

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Apr 4, 2008 10:48 am PT

New listing suggests Irem shooter compilation headed for Sony's latest systems in downloadable form.

Irem's classic side-scrolling shooter series R-Type supposedly toppled its last Bydo Empire in 2004 with R-Type Final. Since then various series installments have been remade and rereleased in a variety of formats, and an all-new R-Type game has been announced in the strategic spin-off R-Type Command.

Now it appears there's yet another R-Type release on the horizon, as the Entertainment Software Rating Board has updated its database with a listing for R-Types on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. Initially published by ASCII on the original PlayStation in 1999, R-Types compiles the first two installments of the arcade shooter series and gives players infinite credits to plow their way through the notoriously difficult games.

Rated E for Everyone, the game is listed with SCEA as its publisher, a common designation for third-party PlayStation games that go up on Sony's downloadable game service. Both Konami's Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Namco Bandai's Tekken 2 for the PS3 and PSP are listed in the ESRB database with SCEA as the publisher.

For more on R-Types, check out GameSpot's review of the game's original release.

19 Comments

  • chickenselect

    Posted Apr 7, 2008 3:12 pm PT

    @juiceb0xx

    The reason they mention the rating is that the ESRB board is the source for the information. Thats where the first news about Gauntlet DS came from.

  • juiceb0xx

    Posted Apr 7, 2008 12:23 am PT

    Interesting how they had to mention that it is being rated...arent all games rated by the ESRB? Thankfully I havent had to worry about being carded for anything and not gaining access to my drink,movies, and most importantly games.

  • geomyr

    Posted Apr 6, 2008 6:40 am PT

    i dont care about the ESRB and the R-types thing has long has the game is good and not crappy i will buy it.

  • Masterliono

    Posted Apr 5, 2008 11:54 am PT

    I don't know why this is listed on the main news page. This is old stuff. R-type has had a playable PSP demo for about a month now on the Japanese playstation store.

  • ApoIlo

    Posted Apr 4, 2008 2:42 pm PT

    definately getting this game, they just dont make games like these anymore

  • Nintendo_Ownes7

    Posted Apr 4, 2008 2:24 pm PT

    I'm going to get this and will buy the other R-Types on the VC.

  • sdkingsht

    Posted Apr 4, 2008 2:15 pm PT

    can we get redesigned graphics? or at least polished? either way cool addition. i almost bought r-type on the wii virtual console. looks like i'll be waiting for the psn download (ps3 controller is much better for traditional gaming).

  • athenian29

    Posted Apr 4, 2008 1:22 pm PT

    YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I'm an R-Type Fanatic; ever since I first played it at my local dentist's place (believe it or not, they had a machine there. Free to play, too!), I've loved the game. It's a classic, and the fact that it's coming back is making me ecstatic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Once again:
    YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • firebreathing

    Posted Apr 4, 2008 1:18 pm PT

    you can get r-type final, just look on amazon or something. i got it brand new for a pretty good price on there, along with legend of dragoon for only 10$ (legend of dragoon was 10$, not both games).

  • fierro316

    Posted Apr 4, 2008 12:06 pm PT

    I hope they release R-Type Delta and Final after this.

  • Maersyndel

    Posted Apr 4, 2008 11:53 am PT

    Couldn't agree more with mcuth re: R-Type Final. Couldn't believe my luck finding it and at a decent price. Didn't know just how awesome it was going to be until I got into it though.

    And, R-Type on PSN equals happiness to me. Final would have been awesome, but I'll take what I can get.

  • mcuth

    Posted Apr 4, 2008 11:26 am PT

    R-Type Final was so killer. I highly recommend it for PS2 owners (for that matter, you MUST play Gradius V). While we're at it, when is the XBLA's Ikaruga gonna be finished?

  • litewo

    Posted Apr 4, 2008 11:20 am PT

    "This is news worthy?"

    ANYTHING related to the R-Type series is newsworthy.

  • AngelCage

    Posted Apr 4, 2008 11:17 am PT

    @kerrmich


    Me too.. what a bad news tittle.

  • kerrmich

    Posted Apr 4, 2008 11:10 am PT

    I thought this was going to be some crazy "ESRB gives R-Type Adults Only Rating!!!" or something stupid like that.

  • ricd1999

    Posted Apr 4, 2008 11:03 am PT

    Definitely a solid game. i'll pick it up.

  • MFDABADKID

    Posted Apr 4, 2008 11:02 am PT

    The game is on the right sytems'

  • thaflu

    Posted Apr 4, 2008 10:58 am PT

    This is perfect. R-Types is rare and I've been trying to get it.

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