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Title:R-TYPE ∆(DELTA)
Release.:November 1998
Platform:PlayStation

It is the year 2163. The trans-dimensional fighter "R9-Arrowhead" has finished its mission to destroy the root of evil existing in the central area of the Bydo Empire, and has been captured by the battle cruiser "Croque-Monsieur" while floating in distorted space. The Croque-Monsieur has gone through the dimensional tunnel back to the solar system, and has returned safely to the space fortress "Aigis" orbiting around the earth. Hearing the news of the Bydo's banishment and the return of R9 to the earth, some shouted fo job, and some gave sighs of relief. Two months later, the Aigis started to lock the forces in battle against Bydo. The wounded hero, R9-Arrowhead was stored in the hangar of the Aigis without being repaired.
The following March, the space fortress Aigis was temporarily closed. Only one troop remained there as the guards.

In 1998, the legendary "shoot'em up" game returned with more power in PlayStation! "R-TYPE DELTA" is the standard 2D shoot'em up game with the powerful 3D visuals that are uniquely "R-TYPE." Enter the exciting R world with the new features such as the Delta Weapon!

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HISTORY

November 1998 R-TYPE ∆<PlayStation>
October 2001 ~R'sBEST~ R-TYPE ∆<PlayStation>
December 2006 R-TYPE∆<Downloadable games (PS3/PSP) >

PLAYER

Fighters can be selected by the player in R-TYPE DELTA to destroy Bydo using various kinds of attack.

[R-9a II DELTA] (Player)
	Although the R9a Delta is a prototype, it already has actual combat experience, and has significantly influenced subsequent fighter design. The R9a Delta is equipped with a diffuse shock wave cannon which can increase and diffuse energy using a special catalyst, and the same Shock Wave Cannon as that of the R9 mass production model. The name "Delta" was originally used for the project, but the project staff usually called the prototype itself by this name. The formal development code is recorded as "R9aII"
Charged Shot: Wave Cannon The Wave Cannon that is capable of penetrating enemies can be fired when charging the beam gauge. R-TYPE could be R-TYPE only with the existence of the Wave Canon. Burst Shot: Diffuse Wave Cannon When the beam gauge is fully charged twice, the Diffuse Wave Cannon, which is much more powerful, can be fired. Force: Standard Force A highly reliable force with a wealth of combat experience which it has accrued and used in previous missions. This force is also freshly equipped with the Delta-Weapon system.
[R-X ALBATROSS] (Player)
	This is a prototype for a special force test, which was developed by the air force in collaboration with the aircraft manufacturer MacGwire Co.,Ltd. The R-x is equipped with the "Burst Shock Wave Cannon" which generates energy instantly inside of the enemy by utilizing a navigation system with different dimensions. The control rods of the Force device have metal tentacles and a circulatory system for the force energy received from the main body via a synapse tree. This shows the laser control accuracy has been enhanced. The formal development code for the Rx is "RX-10".
Charged shot: Burst Shock Wave Cannon Although it cannot penetrate enemies, the Burst Shock Wave Cannon instantly reaches enemies and causes fatal damage. The different usability from the existing Wave Cannon can be experienced. Burst shot: High Compression Wave Cannon When the beam gauge is fully charged twice, the High Compression Wave Cannon, which is much more powerful, can be fired. Force: Tentacle Force Its control rods have metal tentacles and a circulatory system for the force energy received from the main body via a synapse tree. This shows the laser control accuracy has been enhanced.
[R-13 CERBERUS] (Player)
	This craft is manufactured by the military manufacturer Warleric Co., Ltd., and is quite different in structure from the R-series conventional models. This force features claw-shaped control rods that destroy objects by biting. Because the Anchor Force consumes anti-Bydo energy, it needs an auxiliary control system for wire circuit control by the mother ship in addition to its control rods. Innovative technology, such as direct connection with the nervous system of the pilot, is also equipped to the pilot interface. (It is rumored that this feature is installed to collect pilot data on R-9 custom models.)
Charged shot: Lightning Shock Wave Cannon Burst shot: Over Lightning It was developed as a pursuit homing feature to the conventional shock wave cannon. The lightening shock wave cannon senses the target and precisely fires at it. (The image is "Over Lightning.") Force: Anchor Force This force features claw-shaped control rods that destroy objects by biting. Because the Anchor Force consumes anti-Bydo energy, it needs an auxiliary control system for wire circuit control by the mother ship in addition to its control rods. Anchor Force attacks enemies by Force Shoot. An Optical chain can be used either for attack or defense.

DOSE SYSTEM

"DOSE SYSTEM" added to Force of R-TYPE DELTA. It is hard to complete the all stages without mastering the DOSE SYSTEM.
DOSE

[DOSE]
When contacting Force to the enemies or absorbing enemy fire, the energy is dosed. DOSE value is displayed on the below of the screen.

[DOSE Break]
When the DOSE value reaches a critical point (called DOSE Break), Force become "Over DOSE Force" and attack capabilities dramatically increase. Since the score also increases in "Over DOSE Force", it is an effective way to earn a high score.

[DELTA Weapon]
The "DELTA Weapon" can be fired by pressing the fire button in "Over DOSE Force" and it is a way to cause fatal damage to enemies.

STAGE

The Grandiose Battle in Space Develops in Various Stages.

	STAGE 1 "Lethal Weapon" The local annihilation weapon, which was locked in the space fortress orbiting in space, fell down to the earth for unspecified reasons. The" Lethal Weapon" goes of control, and it nearly destroys all cities. In urban areas, fighters struggle desperately with Mecha-Bydo intruders. Defend the earth to the end!
	STAGE 2 "Deformation" The energy reactor that once generated vast amounts of energy supplied to various facilities was immersed because of the attack of Bydo, and finally falls into the nest of a group of deformed creatures. Many strange aquatic living things appear one after another to draw the fighters into the world of darkness.
	STAGE 3 "Gigamtic Attack" On a mountain in the Central Asia, a plant under construction that is meant to produce anti-Bydo weapons is attacked by Bydo, and is completely destroyed. The quadruped super-trailers developed by human beings aimed at the traction and transportation of space shuttles now threaten human beings. And what is worse, they hardly die in spite of taking a great deal of fire.
	STAGE 4 "Invasion" The space fortress, the source of disgusting incidents, was deformed and turned into a labyrinth of evil by Bydo. Can human beings recover the space fortress, which has survived many difficulties as the last front line of the defense of the earth? A huge battle is to begin in space.
	STAGE 5 "Evil" Bydo invades the spirit of the pilots. After their success in the combat at the space fortress, the pilots lost their way home, and were caught in a weird space, which brings back various memories for them. It cannot be identified. Is this an illusion or the real world, which seems to be familiar to them? The evolved enemies that once had struggled with senior R-series fighters reappear with increased power.
	STAGE 6 "Awakening" The headquarters of the R-series fighter development project has lost all communications with the outside of the base. The pilots try hard to expel the parasitic Bydo inside of them, and start to come to themselves. There is still a glimmer of hope for the human race. The pride of the R-series fighter pilot is about to come alive.
	STAGE 7 "Life" The distortion of time and space, the different dimension, suddenly appears on the orbit track. Escaping from the incredible energy forms, the fighters fight with the last enemy "Bydo Core". The last force should be a vast amount of blood and tears shed by all human beings. This is the final dance!