R-Type Dimensions III

This game is not for R-Type fans. I can't believe the IREM licensed this. It is not faithful to the mechanics of the original game. It doesn't use the same sounds. It "breaks" whatever muscle memory you may have of the original. It doesn't seem to offer 4:3 aspect ratio. Worse yet, it's a bit buggy. The "force" doesn't always work as a shield, and there are cosmetic issues here and there. Wait for an update, if it ever comes, and then read the reviews and see if the publisher did their homework or not.

R-Type 3 was definitely by least played of the whole series. I see this has a lot of negative reviews and I can't comment on how accurate it is to the original, I was able to complete the game on classic and learn it none the less. Devs have patched some issues I had already and seem committed to making it better. Overall I had fun and game is very playable currently.

Patch 3 finally makes this the version it should have been on day one. I’ll be honest: at launch, I was a bit conflicted. The core game is classic, brutal R-Type perfection, but the initial release had its share of annoying rough edges; input issues, balancing problems, weird behavior in menus and gameplay, and general quirks that made runs frustrating. With Patch 3, the devs clearly listened. There’s still room for improvement and I would love to see another patch, but for now this is good. If you were waiting on the sidelines for the kinks to get ironed out, Patch 3 is your green light to pick it up. Huge props to the team for sticking with it and putting in the post-launch work. 7.5 / 10

My qualms are: When you get a game over and tells you "cointinue?", it should say "continue!", also I've played it on Spanish it says "continue: si or no". Now seriously, I went through the entire game, on advanced... extreme difficulty aside, the only real issue I've found is that when an (Xbox) controller is unplugged and plugged back, you can control the pause menu but not the ship. Unplugging and plugin again does solve it, though. It's just something minor. Other than that? The game's stunning, both graphics and the music. Brutal, but gorgeous.

I'm a big R-Type fan, but have never played R-Type III before. The closest thing was the homage stage in R-Type Final 2. I have played pretty much all of the other R-Type games. There may be a few issues, but I am enjoying it. I think 1st stage is tough compared to other R-Type 1st stages, but once you work out the required patterns it is very satisfying to make progress. And the trademark R-Type addictiveness is fully intact. Regarding reported issues, I agree in general but I still really enjoying playing this, noting that I haven't got past stage 3 yet. I did fly right through on Infinity mode but that doesn't provide much insight as you can complete the whole game smashing into things the whole way. I think in 3D mode you generally have to be conscious that when the screen rotates perspective you might have to make extra adjustments to your position - which to me is just like any R-Type game - learning where to be at any given moment. Looking forward to the issues being patched all the same. There a number of 3D visual modes to choose from so if the full modernised version is too shiny you can dial it back to various retro modes - that is pretty cool.

There is a huge blindspot right in front of the ship so enemies that is right in front of the ship cannot be hit by the regular gun. The hitbox on the bits are weird whereby sometimes enemies can move past it if they are fast enough. Both issues are more relevant in hard mode where the enemies tend to move faster. Round force is way too weak, does not make sense that the blue power up for the shadow and cyclone force can output dmg comparable to the hyperbeam while the round force with any powerups takes a long time to kill the small mechs from stage 1.