<s>
is	O
a	O
1998	O
shoot'em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Irem	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Types	B-Application
contains	O
two	O
games	O
from	O
Irem	O
's	O
R-Type	B-Application
franchise	O
-	O
the	O
original	O
R-Type	B-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
direct	O
sequel	O
R-Type	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
-	O
alongside	O
bonus	O
material	O
such	O
as	O
promotional	O
artwork	O
and	O
a	O
gallery	O
spanning	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kazumi	O
Kujo	O
,	O
the	O
chief	O
producer	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
suggested	O
R-Types	B-Application
to	O
Irem	O
executives	O
whilst	O
in	O
talks	O
of	O
a	O
potential	O
new	O
R-Type	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
fallen	O
into	O
heavy	O
financial	O
difficulties	O
and	O
being	O
weary	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
console	O
game	O
market	O
,	O
Irem	O
proposed	O
that	O
Kujo	O
and	O
staff	O
create	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
early	O
R-Type	B-Application
games	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
market	O
if	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
suitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Types	B-Application
allowed	O
Irem	O
to	O
familiarize	O
themselves	O
with	O
the	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
console.R-Types	O
sold	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
Irem	O
hope	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
R-Type	B-Application
game	O
returning	O
a	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
title	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|left|	O
R-Types	B-Application
hosts	O
several	O
pieces	O
of	O
extra	O
content	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
R	O
Museum	O
"	O
containing	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
history.R-Types	O
includes	O
conversions	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
games	O
R-Type	B-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
and	O
R-Type	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
starship	O
named	O
the	O
R-9	O
that	O
must	O
eradicate	O
the	O
Bydo	B-Application
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
extraterrestrial	O
race	O
bent	O
on	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
mankind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Type	B-Application
II	I-Application
adds	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
additional	O
features	O
and	O
mechanics	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
weapon	O
types	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
charge	O
shot	O
that	O
creates	O
a	O
barrage	O
of	O
shots	O
that	O
home	O
in	O
on	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
R-Types	B-Application
includes	O
several	O
pieces	O
of	O
bonus	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
R	O
Museum	O
"	O
is	O
an	O
extensive	O
gallery	O
featuring	O
models	O
and	O
information	O
ships	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
enemies	O
and	O
locations	O
spanning	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
R-Type	B-Application
series	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
promotional	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
R-Type	B-Application
Delta	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
,	O
which	O
ends	O
upon	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
FMV	O
cutscenes	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
getting	O
a	O
certain	O
score	O
in	O
R-Type	B-Application
and	O
R-Type	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	O
scores	O
are	O
saved	O
to	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
memory	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
Irem	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
arcade	O
hits	O
such	O
as	O
R-Type	B-Application
and	O
Moon	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
,	O
were	O
having	O
financial	O
difficulties	O
,	O
attributed	O
to	O
a	O
severe	O
lack	O
of	O
major	O
money-making	O
hits	O
compared	O
to	O
their	O
golden	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
R-Type	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
Lightning	I-Application
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Irem	O
closed	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
video	O
game	O
production	O
lines	O
in	O
1994	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
restructuring	O
itself	O
and	O
becoming	O
more	O
stable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
company	O
emerged	O
as	O
Irem	O
Software	O
Engineering	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
R-Type	B-Application
series	O
chief	O
producer	O
Kazumi	O
Kujo	O
proposed	O
a	O
new	O
R-Type	B-Application
game	O
to	O
executives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
discussions	O
,	O
Irem	O
proposed	O
that	O
Kujo	O
and	O
other	O
employees	O
create	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
early	O
R-Type	B-Application
games	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
market	O
and	O
see	O
if	O
a	O
new	O
sequel	O
would	O
be	O
profitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kujo	O
agreed	O
,	O
and	O
got	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
what	O
later	O
became	O
R-Types	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Types	B-Application
allowed	O
Irem	O
programmers	O
to	O
familiarize	O
themselves	O
with	O
the	O
internals	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
which	O
became	O
useful	O
for	O
later	O
projects.R-Types	O
was	O
completed	O
by	O
early	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
create	O
bonds	O
with	O
international	O
publishers	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
rake	O
in	O
additional	O
much-needed	O
profit	O
,	O
Irem	O
worked	O
with	O
European	O
publisher	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
and	O
the	O
American	O
branch	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
ASCII	O
Corporation	O
to	O
bring	O
R-Types	B-Application
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
Irem	O
re-released	O
R-Types	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
title	O
,	O
published	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
R	O
's	O
Best	O
"	O
brand	O
alongside	O
R-Type	B-Application
Delta	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Types	B-Application
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
service	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
due	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
license	O
with	O
Irem	O
expiring	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
storefront	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kujo	O
,	O
R-Types	B-Application
sold	O
well	O
and	O
gave	O
Irem	O
hope	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
R-Type	B-Application
sequel	O
performing	O
well	O
financially	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
copies	O
have	O
greatly	O
risen	O
in	O
price	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
piece	O
among	O
R-Type	B-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
+	O
Video	O
Games	O
said	O
"	O
Although	O
we	O
've	O
had	O
some	O
great	O
shooting	O
games	O
recently	O
,	O
R-Types	B-Application
still	O
stands	O
out	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
very	O
best	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
Irem	O
should	O
have	O
included	O
additional	O
games	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
price	O
point	O
justified	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
R-Type	I-Application
and	O
R-Type	B-Application
Leo	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Famitsu	O
agreed	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
US	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
nice	O
selection	O
of	O
bonus	O
features	O
,	O
as	O
did	O
PSX	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
included	O
games	O
,	O
R-Type	B-Application
and	O
R-Type	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
were	O
liked	O
by	O
several	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
US	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
their	O
quality	O
was	O
the	O
standout	O
among	O
the	O
collection	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
ports	O
as	O
well-done	O
as	O
these	O
made	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
classic	O
game	O
collections	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Types	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
these.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
IGN	O
re-reviewed	O
R-Types	B-Application
for	O
its	O
"	O
Retro	O
Roundup	O
"	O
segment	O
of	O
articles	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
perfectly	O
cool	O
pairing	O
of	O
some	O
very	O
classic	O
shooters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
both	O
R-Type	B-Application
and	O
R-Type	B-Application
II''	O
hold	O
up	O
very	O
well	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
great	O
recommendation	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
