R-Type Final 2

R-Type Final 2[lower-alpha 1] is an upcoming horizontal-scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Granzella. Part of Irem's long-running R-Type series, it is a sequel to R-Type Final released in 2004, and the first R-Type game in over a decade, after the release of R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate in 2009. The game is currently planned to be released via digital distribution for the Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on April 29, 2021.

R-Type Final 2
Developer(s)Granzella
Publisher(s)
Producer(s)Goro Matsuo
Designer(s)Kazuma Kujo
SeriesR-Type
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
Release
  • JP: April 29, 2021
  • WW: April 30, 2021
Genre(s)Horizontal-scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

The western versions of the game are published by NIS America, and are set to release on April 30, 2021. R-Type Final 2 is the first game in the series to be released outside of Japan since R-Type Tactics in 2008.

Development

On April 1, 2019, Granzella released a teaser trailer for R-Type Final 2.[1][2][3] Later that day, the company confirmed via Twitter that the game was not an April Fools joke and was actively in development.[4][5][6] A crowdfunding campaign was announced to be taking place in May, with an additional campaign also taking place in October the same year.[7][8] The crowdfunding campaign ended on November 1, 2019, raising US$1,094,459 (¥118,673,775 ).[8] The game is developed using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4.[9]

R-Type Final 2 is being produced by Goro Matsuo and designed by Kazuma Kujo.[2][10][11] Kujo previously worked on R-Type Delta, R-Type Tactics and R-Type Final, as well as other titles like several games in the Disaster Report series.[2][11] The game is set to release on April 29, 2021 in Japan, and on April 30, 2021 worldwide.[12]

Notes
  1. Japanese: アール・タイプ ファイナル2 Hepburn: Āru Taipu Fainaru Tsū

References
  1. "R-TYPE FINAL2 -Teaser". YouTube. March 31, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  2. "Production Project of "R-TYPE FINAL2" for PS4 Has Kicked Off". Granzella. April 2, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  3. Barder, Ollie (April 2, 2019). "'R-Type Final 2' Has Been Announced For The PlayStation 4". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  4. @rtypefinal2_gz (April 1, 2019). "R-TYPE FINAL2 is NOT an April Fools' joke. We have been seriously working on this project. Play stay tuned. #rtype rtypefinal2.com/" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. Robinson, Martin (April 3, 2019). "R-Type Final 2 is real and very much not a joke". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  6. "Granzella Confirms R-Type Final 2 Is The Real Deal". Siliconera. April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  7. "R-Type Final 2 PS4 crowdfunding campaign coming in May". Shacknews. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  8. "Additional Crowdfunding Campaign". R-Type Final 2 - Official Website. November 1, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  9. Wong, Alistair (June 5, 2019). "R-Type Final 2 Handily Jets Past Its Kickstarter Goal In Two Days". Siliconera. Curse LLC. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  10. Wong, Alistair (April 6, 2019). "Granzella's Kazuma Kujo On Why R-Type Final 2 Became A Reality". Siliconera. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  11. "『R-TYPE FINAL2』が本当に作られることになったその経緯とは!? 開発のキーマンである九条一馬氏にインタビュー". Famitsu.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  12. "R-Type Final 2 launches April 30 in the west. Western release set for one day after the Japanese release". Gematsu. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.


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