More than three decades after its original launch, this side scrolling shoot ’em up is returning as a completely re-envisioned experience.
R-Type Dimensions III Is Coming To Consoles and PC on May 19
ININ Games, a German team that specializes in reviving classics, is nearly ready to release its latest resurrection with May 19 launch of R-Type Dimensions III. Gamers may be familiar with the developer for their work on the enhanced edition of Shenmue 3.
The new version is pitched as a profoundly enhanced successor to the SNES masterpiece R-Type III: The Third Lightning. The new project is a ground-up remake of the original shooter. Rather than develop a sequel, the team focused on delivering a definitive, high-quality experience built to elevate a 16-bit icon for a modern audience.
“Building on the legacy of R-Type Dimensions and R-Type Dimensions EX, Dimensions III has been completely re-envisioned with cutting-edge visuals and sounds, expanded gameplay modes, and a range of new features designed to deliver the most definitive modern edition of R-Type’s classic era.”
The game’s key features include:
- A fully remastered experience with completely reconstructed assets – Both graphics and music switchable on the click of a button.
- Local co-op, enhanced with new scoring and survival mechanics.
- Customizable controls and quality-of-life features in the settings.
- Infinite Mode to make things a bit easier, and just continue on death.
- 3D Camera settings (normal and crazy).
For younger gamers who may have never experienced the original, the R-Type series is one of the most iconic side scrolling shooters from the late 1980s and early 1990s era of arcade and console gaming. R-Type III allowed players to choose between three distinct Force orbs, each offering a different tactical approach to its punishing boss encounters. It will be very interesting to see a modern spin on this system and find out how it plays on modern consoles.
The original R-Type III released on the Super Famicom in 1993 and then a year later on the SNES in 1994. It was the first numbered installment in the series to skip the arcade and go straight for home consoles.
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R-Type Dimensions III is releases digitally on May 19 for Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The physical collector’s edition will be released on August 11.
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