Kyle Orland

For over two decades now, the R-Type series has been synonymous with a specific brand of mindless space shooter. In these games, strategy and planning aren’t as important as twitch reflexes and simply shooting everything that moves. It’s a formula that’s given the series a moderate amount of success in its niche through a half-dozen or so sequels. So it’s a bit surprising that R-Type Command throws out that formula and instead tries to build a typical turn-based strategy game on top of the R-Type universe. The result, less surprisingly, is a largely broken game that is almost entirely forgettable.

(full article)