R-Type Tactics I・II Cosmos
Developed by Granzella · NIS America
Turn-Based Strategy · PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S · 2026-06-18
“The sequel the West waited sixteen years for, and it still refuses to explain how to actually play it.”
Patience, thy name is R-Type fan. Granzella has finally brought R-Type Tactics I・II Cosmos to the West on June 18, a package that bundles both classic turn-based strategy titles plus a new Cosmos expansion, and lands on basically everything: PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Switch and Switch 2. The headline is that the second game went unreleased in the West for roughly sixteen years, so for a lot of players this is a sequel arriving a decade and a half late.
And when it clicks, it is special. This is deep, deliberate, lore-soaked tactics, where directional firing constraints and fuel management turn every move into a small puzzle. The visual upgrades are lovely and the strategic identity is unlike anything else on the shelf. For the faithful, this is a feast.
The problem is the welcome mat, or the total absence of one. There is no meaningful tutorial, the learning curve is a sheer cliff, and the resource-heavy battles will overwhelm anyone who wanders in without a manual and a thermos of patience. It is a rewarding game that makes almost no effort to be a welcoming one.
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Finally brings a sequel that skipped the West for sixteen years to modern hardware.
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A genuinely generous six-platform launch, including Switch 2, that leaves nobody out.
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Deep, distinctive tactics: directional firing constraints and fuel management reward real thought.
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Lovely visual upgrades and a wealth of R-Type lore for the long-suffering faithful.
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No meaningful tutorial, the game simply assumes you already know how it works.
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A learning curve so steep it actively overwhelms newcomers.
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Resource-heavy battles test your patience as much as your strategy.
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Niche by design, it makes almost no effort to win over anyone new to the series.
Patient strategy veterans and R-Type diehards who have waited literal decades for this exact box.
Anyone who likes to be eased in, because this game hands you the controls and walks straight out of the room.
Your website, CV, or whatever you made. I'll roast that too.
A full teardown from €2,99. No mercy.