R-Type Final Gets Fresh For U.S.?

Posted by simoniker on Thursday June 26, 2003 @12:04PM from the bydo-empire-on-promotional-tour dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to a Gamers.com article indicating that R-Type Final for Playstation 2 has allegedly been picked up by Eidos' Fresh Games label for US release. This comes hot on the heels of news that the game, the latest in the classic R-Type shoot-em-up series, will feature an AI mode, with the player "able to define the behavior of an AI-controlled R-9 fighter, and pit two of them against each other in a race to destroy enemy craft, collect items, and avoid getting killed in the process" - though the traditional single-player shmup gameplay will fortunately also be present. The import-friendly Fresh Games label has also brought quirky Japanese titles like Mad Maestro and the crazed Mr. Mosquito to the West - anyone got nominations for other import titles they should consider releasing?

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What happened? by WuWarrior · 2003-06-26 13:13 · Score: 3, Insightful

Whatever happened to the space shooter genre? I would like to see more.

I'm glad to see Gradius is still alive and now R-Type.

Ikaruga is also a great scrolling space shooter. It was originally on Dreamcast and is now being released for GameCube.

I would love to see a modern remake of Defender.