is a horizontal-scrolling shooter video game developed and published by

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. Part of

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's long-running ''

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'' series, it is a sequel to ''

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'' 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 was released for the

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, and

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on April 29, 2021. The western versions of the game are published by

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, and were released on April 30, 2021. ''R-Type Final 2'' is the first game in the series to be released outside of Japan since '' R-Type Dimensions'' in 2009.

Development

On April 1, 2019, Granzella released a teaser trailer for ''R-Type Final 2''. Later that day, the company confirmed via

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that the game was not an

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joke and was actively in development. A

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campaign was announced to be taking place in May, with an additional campaign also taking place in October the same year. The crowdfunding campaign ended on November 1, 2019, raising total of (), to be develop in-game contents, including tribute battle stages from the previous R-TYPE titles, worldwide subtitles support. The developers has announced there will be rewards to give to those who contributed, they will receive different sets of gifts depends on the differ tiers funding they made in the project, these sets includes the Physical copy of the game, digital copy of the game, original soundtrack CD, hardcover art book, tee shirt, as well as the contributor's name to be featuring in the endgame credit. There are also 4 brand new player-ships for the title. The game is developed using

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. ''R-Type Final 2'' is being produced by Goro Matsuo and designed by Kazuma Kujo. Kujo previously worked on ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

'', as well as other titles like several games in the ''

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'' series. The game was released on April 29, 2021 in Japan, and on April 30, 2021 worldwide.

Upgrade to R-Type Final 3

On June 18, 2021, Granzella Inc. confirmed the roadmap of updates with the free upgrade for R-Type Final 3.

Reception

The PlayStation 4 version of ''R-Type Final 2'' sold 8,693 physical copies within its first week on sale in Japan, and was the twelfth best-selling retail game of the week in the country. The Xbox Series X/S version of ''R-Type Final 2'' received generally positive reviews, according to review aggregator website

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. The PlayStation 4 and Switch versions of ''R-Type Final 2'' received mixed or average reviews.

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