Pocket Gamer writes: "Irem's R-Type is the quintessential brainless throbbing 2D shoot-'em-up. Established in 1987, the franchise has born numerous sequels across a wide range of formats and is famous for featuring grotesque alien enemies, monstrous firepower, and a level of toughness normally associated with old boots.
As the title might suggest, R-Type Tactics is a massive deviation from the kind of game play that R-Type fans will be used to. The hectic reaction-testing action is replaced by methodical, turned-based combat, all of which takes place on a hexagonal grid."
