<s>
is	O
a	O
horizontal	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Irem	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
mainline	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
R-Type	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
R-Type	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
R-Type	B-Application
Final	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
several	O
long	O
wars	O
against	O
the	O
Bydo	B-Application
,	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
in	O
the	O
R-Type	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
first	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
investigate	O
a	O
mysterious	O
enemy	O
inside	O
a	O
crashed	O
space	O
colony	O
,	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
battle	O
codenamed	O
Operation	O
Last	O
Dance	O
,	O
a	O
previous	O
attempt	O
to	O
wipe	O
out	O
the	O
Bydo	B-Application
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
investigative	O
theme	O
is	O
incorporated	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
each	O
level	O
is	O
considered	O
'	O
research	O
 '	O
on	O
the	O
Bydo	B-Application
and	O
unlocks	O
a	O
gallery	O
of	O
in-universe	O
artwork	O
and	O
additional	O
playable	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
are	O
prefaced	O
with	O
hints	O
of	O
the	O
R-Type	B-Application
universe	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
poetry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
route	O
sees	O
the	O
player	O
confront	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
the	O
Bydo	B-Application
,	O
sacrificing	O
themselves	O
and	O
their	O
ship	O
to	O
destroy	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
last	O
stand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
alternate	O
routes	O
turns	O
the	O
player	O
ship	O
into	O
a	O
Bydo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
pits	O
the	O
player	O
against	O
their	O
former	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
alternate	O
route	O
sees	O
the	O
player	O
taken	O
to	O
the	O
future	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
an	O
unrelenting	O
wave	O
of	O
Bydo	B-Application
forces	O
with	O
no	O
way	O
to	O
continue	O
once	O
they	O
die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	O
provides	O
101	O
playable	O
ships	O
,	O
including	O
altered	O
versions	O
of	O
ships	O
appearing	O
in	O
previous	O
R-Type	B-Application
games	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
many	O
original	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
unlocked	O
through	O
a	O
branching	O
system	O
accessed	O
via	O
the	O
R	O
Museum	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
featured	O
in	O
R-Types	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
internal	O
clock	O
is	O
incorporated	O
into	O
each	O
ship	O
's	O
development	O
history	O
(	O
shown	O
through	O
a	O
commemorative	O
plaque	O
)	O
when	O
certain	O
in-game	O
tasks	O
are	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Type	B-Application
Final	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
review	O
aggregator	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
Edge	O
magazine	O
,	O
listing	O
their	O
100	O
top	O
videogames	O
of	O
all-time	O
,	O
R-Type	B-Application
Final	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
horizontal	O
shooter	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
