R-Type to shoot 'em up on iPhone
by JC Fletcher 
on Nov 10th 2009 5:00PM
DotEmu, the developer responsible for the random iPhone port of the
Zelda-esque
Golvellius, is porting a much more recognizable game to the platform for its next release: IREM's epochal shmup,
R-Type. CEO Xavier Liard told
Touch Arcade, "We are very pleased to work on R-Type and to start our collaboration with Irem Software Engineering Inc." DotEmu didn't announce which of the many versions of
R-Type will be the basis of the port.
Having IREM involved seems like a good sign and, while the touch interface is not
ideal for shooting games,
Space Invaders Infinity Gene proved that it
can work, at least better than it does for platforming or run & gun games. Of course,
R-Type is really, really difficult, and the iPhone's controls aren't going to make destroying the Bydo Empire any easier.
