{"id":12182,"date":"2022-04-29T14:16:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T05:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=12182"},"modified":"2022-04-29T14:16:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T05:16:41","slug":"20220429-12182","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220429-12182\/","title":{"rendered":"R-Type Tactics I &#038; II remakes are in development, and they\u2019ll likely support online multiplayer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Ryuki Ishii based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220429-200952\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-04-29 08:37<\/em> <em>JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Granzella announced during their official livestream on April 28 that remakes of <em><strong>R-Type Tactics<\/strong><\/em> (known as <em>R-Type Command<\/em> in the West) and <em><strong>R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate<\/strong> <\/em>are in development. The release window and available platforms have yet to be announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u751f\u914d\u4fe1\u3000\u30b0\u30e9\u30f3\u30bc\u30fc\u30e9\u306e\u96c6\u3044\uff12\u30002022\u5e744\u670828\u65e5\uff08\u6728\uff09 21:00\u914d\u4fe1\u5206\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o53bE08Pros?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>*The announcement starts at around the 36:55 mark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The original <em>R-Type Tactics<\/em> and <em>R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate <\/em>came out in Japan in 2007 and 2009 respectively, both on PlayStation Portable. They are based on Irem\u2019s horizontally scrolling shooter <em>R-Type<\/em> but are made as turn-based tactical strategy games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first <em>R-Type Tactics <\/em>tells the tale of an ongoing conflict between humanity and the Bydo Empire, and you start out as an officer of the Earth\u2019s defense forces. Battles take place in a variety of locations, and available units include fighters from the R-9 series, the POW armor, battleships, and carrier ships. The sequel <em>R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate <\/em>takes place 9 years after the events of the first game and depicts a war between two human factions.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12185\" width=\"965\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-001.jpg 965w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-001-600x169.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-001-380x107.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-001-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-001-150x42.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-001-300x85.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-001-696x196.jpg 696w\" \/><figcaption>The PSP version of<em> R-Type Tactics<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"965\" height=\"272\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-002.jpg 965w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-002-600x169.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-002-380x107.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-002-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-002-150x42.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-002-300x85.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220429-200952-002-696x196.jpg 696w\" \/><figcaption>The PSP version of <em>R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>According to Granzella\u2019s chief creator Kazuma Kujo who made an appearance during the livestream, the decision for the company to develop the remakes came out of the blue. The two remakes will be made as a single release and include additional features. Kujo also mentioned during the livestream that he considers online multiplayer support to be an essential feature for the remakes. As a side note, the original versions supported multiplayer combat and co-op through ad hoc connections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remakes of R-Type Tactics (known as R-Type Command in the West) and R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate are in development. 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