--- title: "R-TYPE II - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store" description: "A CLASSIC OLD-SCHOOL GAME R-Type II is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Irem in 1989. This classic old-school game is the sequel to R-Type and the story takes pla" --- # R-TYPE II — United States ![R-TYPE II App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple125/v4/6a/52/b0/6a52b0aa-fd03-0558-5115-e9e9d26a5fdc/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-0-0-10-0-0-sRGB-0-0-0-GLES2_U002c0-512MB-85-220-0-0.png/434x0w.png) **Developer:** [DotEmu](https://apptail.io/developer/dotemu-DGo) **Category:** Games **Rating:** 3.7/5 (27 ratings) **Price:** Free **Bundle ID:** com.dotemu.rtype2ios **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United States **Version:** 1.2.6 (released 2021-07-15) **Original Release:** 2014-02-13 **Languages:** English **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id787148904) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/r-type-ii-dxOg/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/r-type-ii-dxOg/united-states) ## R-TYPE II Description A CLASSIC OLD-SCHOOL GAME R-Type II is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Irem in 1989. This classic old-school game is the sequel to R-Type and the story takes place two years after. The player controls a ship called the R-9C which is an improved version of its predecessor, the R-9. The Bydo Empire is back! Take it down with power-ups, two new types of weapons, the Search Laser and Shotgun Laser, and a new anti-ground unit bomb. WITH ORIGINAL FEATURES •Unlock six levels each with its own unique boss. •Upgrade to new weapons, power-ups, and attachments to fight wave of enemies. •Keep original graphics or choose improved ones thanks to filter and scanline options … AND NEW FEATURES TOO! •Choose between three difficulty settings: unlimited (unlimited lives), normal (same as original) & insane (more challenge!). •Two control modes: Touch and virtual D-Pad •Customizable controls •Auto Fire ON/OFF •Available in 10 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Portuguese. •Play in full-screen, or keep the game’s original screen ratio •Game Center: 11 unlockable achievements + online leaderboards (normal & insane modes only) •Universal version •Support iOS 7 controllers Are you looking for challenge? R-Type II is the perfect game! ## R-TYPE II Screenshots - [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple125/v4/c1/e8/07/c1e80750-dcd7-44c7-e670-c32b82c5a3a8/mzl.dsgltmrw.png/960x640.png) - [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple125/v4/b4/70/02/b4700266-ffe3-a83c-0e36-a8e27c1bd4e6/mzl.urrtsipb.png/960x640.png) - [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple125/v4/7b/f3/5f/7bf35f55-8d7f-00ce-5bd5-6860b73c6891/mzl.baqploaf.png/960x640.png) - [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple125/v4/1a/bb/10/1abb1083-e4c2-6093-f02e-57b43f371b30/mzl.maelwfsg.png/960x640.png) - [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple115/v4/55/33/81/5533817a-77b5-45dd-f80c-1ce88d83b184/mzl.dfwdiqqq.png/960x640.png) ## R-TYPE II Rating Breakdown in United States - 5 stars: 15 (56%) - 4 stars: 3 (11%) - 3 stars: 1 (4%) - 2 stars: 2 (7%) - 1 stars: 6 (22%) ## R-TYPE II Reviews in United States ### ***** "Please Fix It" R-Type Final 2 got released and you haven't given us an update on fixing the controls. They are all over the place completely unplayable. -- Dezonly1ofthem, 2021-06-30 ### *---- "Update" We need an update -- ZombieExpertGirl:), 2021-04-09 ### *---- "Not compatible with modern versions of iOS" Don't buy, this app is very buggy -- Okhouri, 2020-12-24 ### ****- "It’s ok but wish there were checkpoints" It’s fun but wish there were checkpoints so you don’t have to start over from the beginning -- joe kortendick, 2020-06-13 ### *---- "Broken on iOS13" The controls on iOS 13 are huge, cover the screen, and don’t respond properly, making the game unplayable. -- geeyef, 2020-04-08 ### *---- "Controls are too big and not optimized for large iPhones" Needs update. Controls take up half screen when playing iPhone XS Max and iOS 13 -- Ryry EJ, 2020-04-02 ### ***** "Excellent retro shooter" Please make sure you keep updated for latest iOS developers, thank you -- Chriss29, 2019-07-07 ### ***** "R-Type 2" It's SO FREAK'N GREAT having both this and the original R-Type available on my phone. These two games were the first shmups that I ever played and the fact hat I'm playing them almost 30 years later is a testament to how incredibly amazing they are. And... thousands of people are in the same boat as I am - so, if you're questioning yourself while hovering over the 'buy' button, I'll just say this:;: DotEmu has done a FANTASTIC job porting this over to the touch-screen. There's plenty of options and the relative touch controls are P E R F E C T. You can also play with a virtual joystick if that's what you'd like, and they included the option to move all the buttons around and resize them. It also has MFi support - so if a controller is more up your alley, you're set. You can also change the video settings so that the aspect ratio is 1:1 to the original. You can toggle the graphic filtering on and off and you can also add scan lines if that's your thing. They've also added an unlimited mode so that you can play all the way through to the end with an infinite amount of continues - as well as an Insane mode that you can unlock after beating the game on Normal. All of this to say - THIS PORT IS PERFECT! If you're an R-Type fan, there's no reason you shouldn't get this. If you're a shmup fan, there's no reason you shouldn't smash that BUY button. And if you're curious about one of the best shoot 'em ups of ALL TIME - you needn't worry about getting an inferior version - in fact, I choose to play this version rather than the PlayStation version I have sitting under my TV - it's THAT. GREAT. THANK YOU IREM AND DOTEMU!!! -- syntheticvoid, 2019-06-08 ### **--- "iPhone X support needed" Game plY is how I remember it. However, the lack of X support has a huge issue. The left 1” if the screen is not used and therefore it’s easy for your finger to drift into that unrecognized part of the screen which means you’ve lost control. Please add support. -- ColonelPanik, 2018-04-23 ### ***** "Love it 👍" What surprises me is that I've never heard of this game before. All I knew was Contra growing up this game is awesome. -- Catastrophic haha, 2017-06-21 ### ***** "Please update this to 64 bit!" Please update this to 64 bit! -- Taxburdett, 2017-03-29 ### *---- "Controls are super frustrating" I downloaded this onto my iPhone and the touch screen controls make this unplayable. Most of the time my finger is blocking something that is happening and it caused most of my deaths. Game could use an option to have a "slide" on the side that doesn't contain the actual game so you can use your finger without it covering gameplay. Would have been fun but 100% waste of $3. -- a1elbow, 2016-05-31 ### ***** "I just shouted swear words" 10/10 just like I remember it -- Bamesjob, 2016-05-30 ### ***** "Awesome!" I love R Type and this is awesome! -- Vigilance247, 2016-01-30 ### ***** "Brings back memories" This is the game Super R-Type that was released on the Super Nintendo way back when we were kids. -- #wasting time, 2015-08-26 ### ***** "Great game" It's a great port ! I,love it thank you.. Awesome -- mike6t5, 2015-06-05 ### ****- "Awesome Port of a very difficult game!" R-Type is an awesome game series that kick my butt back to back. And I love it! The only problem I have with this game is that they need to add sensitivity controls in options so players can adjust the touch screen controls. I also notice the slowdowns during gameplay, but it's not much of a problem though because the slowdown can help you get pass through the barrage of bullets on screen. This is an awesome game. If they add that in this port, it would be perfect! -- D-Town Dude, 2015-05-19 ### ***** "Cool!!" Cool!!! -- IJaime.IJ, 2015-05-16 ### *---- "R-Type 2 Horrible Controls" Great game but needs the original joystick controls (feel & response) from the Original R-Type...the joystick on this R-Type 2 is very hard to control and maneuver the R-Type away from or towards which makes the game virtually unplayable...#ifitsnotbrokenyfixit# -- Mikey Moreno, 2015-04-17 ### ***** "Arcade Dreams" This was my favorite game in my local arcade at college. I played it all the time. Now I can play it on my phone and remember those sweaty evenings, feverishly pounding on the Fire button, thinking how foolish it was that I wasn't working on my paper that was due in twelve hours. -- Rande, 2015-03-20 [View all R-TYPE II reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) ## R-TYPE II Store Rankings | Chart | Country | Category | Rank | |-------|---------|----------|------| | Top Paid | Switzerland | Games | #171 | | Top Paid | Italy | Games | #262 | ## R-TYPE II Discovered Keywords - r - type ii ## Apps Similar to R-TYPE II - [龍虎の拳2 アケアカNEOGEO](https://apptail.io/app/2-neogeo-HZG/united-states) - [パルスター アケアカNEOGEO](https://apptail.io/app/neogeo-kQFc/united-states) - [デススマイルズ](https://apptail.io/app/app-tdZc/united-states) - [怒首領蜂大往生](https://apptail.io/app/app-kREd/united-states) - [NAM-1975 ACA NEOGEO](https://apptail.io/app/nam-1975-aca-neogeo-xCJd/united-states) - [AERO FIGHTERS 2 ACA NEOGEO](https://apptail.io/app/aero-fighters-2-aca-neogeo-JNPd/united-states) - [怒首領蜂大復活 HD](https://apptail.io/app/hd-OVWd/united-states) - [SHOCK TROOPERS ACA NEOGEO](https://apptail.io/app/shock-troopers-aca-neogeo-cHse/united-states) - [Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project](https://apptail.io/app/duke-nukem-manhattan-project-Lrqg/united-states) - [GHOST PILOTS ACA NEOGEO](https://apptail.io/app/ghost-pilots-aca-neogeo-xsjl/united-states) ## R-TYPE II Available In - [United States](https://apptail.io/app/r-type-ii-dxOg/united-states) - [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/r-type-ii-dxOg/canada) - [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/r-type-ii-dxOg/italy) - [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/r-type-ii-dxOg/united-kingdom) - [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/r-type-ii-dxOg/brazil) - [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/r-type-ii-dxOg/netherlands) - [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/r-type-ii-dxOg/spain) - [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/r-type-ii-dxOg/australia) - [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/r-type-ii-dxOg/argentina) - [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/r-type-ii-dxOg/belgium) - [Tunisia](https://apptail.io/app/r-type-ii-dxOg/tunisia) --- ## About AppTail [AppTail](https://apptail.io) is a mobile app intelligence platform providing app analytics, ASO (App Store Optimization) tools, keyword tracking, competitor analysis, revenue estimates, and review monitoring for iOS App Store apps. 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