[PSP] R-Type Command is fantastic provided you have the patience for turn-based strategy

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R-Type Command (R-Type Tactics in Japan) is a turn-based strategy entry that requires patience but if you're down with that, the game can actually be rewarding and a lot of fun.

Long time R-Type fans will have to forget traditional shoot 'em ups.
Command is not a scrolling space shmup whatsoever, understand it's purely a strategy spinoff of the series.

If you enjoy Intelligent System's Advance Wars series or Hudson's hexagonal Military Madness/Nectaris
games on various platforms then R-Type Command is probably the right game for you.

There was also a sequel, Tactics II, released only in Japan.
It's much more difficult and not exactly import friendly if you don't understand Japanese.

Personally I'm getting back into Command's campaign after some years-- It's been part of my PSP backlog for quite some time.

I've also found the PPSSPP emulator runs Command fine but I haven't yet figured out how to successfully save a game yet.
Save states don't seem to work or maybe I'm doing something wrong.

I've also yet to try multi player, mainly because I don't know anyone else who owns R-Type Command so for now I'm getting back into the main game.

Once I finish playing the human side I'll get into the Bydo campaign.

[BlastProcessing402]

Shouldn't PSP be in modern gaming? It's after PS2.

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Shouldn't PSP be in modern gaming? It's after PS2.

Ahh you're right, didn't think of that.

[The Adventurer]

RIP irem

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RIP irem

Indeed.

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Figured out how to successfully save my game in PPSSPP. Just use 'save state file and save to the file dedicated to saves.

Saving within R-Type Command does not work, and just using "save state" also does not work.