<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
R-Type	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
revival	O
system	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
in	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
brought	O
back	O
to	O
a	O
checkpoint	O
whenever	O
their	O
ship	O
is	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
off	O
in	O
a	O
ruined	O
Bydo	B-Application
base	O
,	O
and	O
continues	O
through	O
a	O
giant	O
cave	O
where	O
waterfalls	O
can	O
prevent	O
the	O
ship	O
from	O
progressing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
level	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
Bydo	B-Application
home	O
planet	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
alien	O
organisms	O
are	O
cloned	O
and	O
mass-produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Type	B-Application
II	I-Application
did	O
not	O
receive	O
any	O
home	O
console	O
ports	O
until	O
1998	O
,	O
after	O
it	O
had	O
become	O
a	O
retro	O
game	O
;	O
R-Type	B-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
is	O
actually	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
while	O
Super	B-Application
R-Type	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
is	O
only	O
a	O
semi-port	O
of	O
R-Type	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
R-Type	I-Application
were	O
newly-created	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
are	O
arranged	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
in	O
R-Type	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Type	B-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
is	O
a	O
downgraded	O
though	O
faithful	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
goes	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
misses	O
much	O
gfx	O
and	O
any	O
parallax	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
remain	O
as	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
as	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
caused	O
the	O
content	O
to	O
be	O
changed	O
considerably	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
contains	O
only	O
5	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
boss	O
names	O
were	O
changed	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
coupled	O
with	O
its	O
forerunner	O
in	O
R-Types	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
downloadable	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
over	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Types	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
new	O
opening	O
and	O
ending	O
movie	O
animation	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
"	O
R	O
's	O
Library	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
documents	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
promotional	O
movie	O
for	O
R-Type	B-Application
Delta	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
this	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tozai	O
Games	O
ported	O
R-Type	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
downloadable	O
service	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
as	O
R-Type	B-Application
Dimensions	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
playable	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
via	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tozai	O
Games	O
returned	O
in	O
2018	O
and	O
issued	O
the	O
collection	O
digitally	O
as	O
R-Type	B-Application
Dimensions	O
EX	O
,	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strictly	O
Limited	O
Games	O
released	O
physical	O
copies	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
versions	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
variants	O
were	O
issued	O
which	O
contained	O
a	O
hardcover	O
artbook	O
,	O
dog	O
tags	O
,	O
stickers	O
and	O
cards	O
,	O
once	O
again	O
limited	O
to	O
1,000	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
2,000	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
R-Type	B-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1990	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commodore	O
User	O
reviewed	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
86%	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
