Sure you know that human battle fleets have engaged the deadly Bydo Empire in the latest R-Type Command for PSP, but why take our word for it?

So together with Atlus, we called upon Shackers to ghost write reviews of the demo, but given the new territory we decided maybe an outside perspective from another video game would be the ideal. And hey, let's award some prizes for it too, shall we?

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Update: We're going to extend the contest, say till a Wednesday 11:59PM CST close. We're also going to toss in the figurine otherwise available only to preorders.

With such a quiet week for news outside of GTA 4 shenanigans, we thought it would be a good time for another Shacknews contest.

Atlus is soon bringing us R-Type Command on PSP, in which the long running shooter series takes a turn to a strategic, turn-based format for the first time. But despite the franchise's lineage, sometimes these offshoots never get the attention they may well deserve. We thought we would offer our great community the chance to fix that.

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A new set of screenshots for Irem's R-Type Command were released today, giving a closer look at three of the game's ships.

Known in Japan as R-Type Tactics, the strategy game tasks players with classic shooter play cast in a new tactical gameplay scheme. The game features close to 100 different unit types as well as two-player local wireless multiplayer.

R-Type Command is due for release on May 6. A demo of the game is available for free download from the PlayStation Store on the PS3 or PC.

Publisher Atlus today unveiled the latest batch of screens for Irem's R-Type Command (PSP), a tactical send-up of its long-running shooter franchise.

Known in Japan as R-Type Tactics, the strategy game tasks players with classic shooter play cast in a new tactical gameplay scheme. The game features close to 100 different unit types as well as two-player local wireless multiplayer.

R-Type Command is due for release on May 6. A demo of the game is available for free download from the PlayStation Store on the PS3 or PC.

Publisher Atlus released a fresh batch of screenshots of Irem's R-Type Command (PSP), a tactical send-up of the long-running shooter franchise. The grid-centric strategy game—known in Japan as R-Type Tactics—tasks players with defending Earth by launching an attack into the heart of the Bydo Empire. The game features close to 100 different unit types as well as two-player local wireless multiplayer.

R-Type Command is due for release on May 6. A demo of the game is available for free download from the PlayStation Store on the PS3 or PC.

R-Type Command (PSP), Irem's turn-based tactical twist on its long-running arcade shooter series, will arrive in North America on May 6, publisher Atlus announced today.

Priced at $39.99, the grid-centric strategy game--known in Japan as R-Type Tactics--has players defending Earth by launching an attack into the heart of the Bydo Empire.

Close to 100 different units types, including Bydo craft, will be available for the purposes of armada building, and two players will be able to duke it out via local wireless multiplayer.

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