R-Type Tactics is structured like an input game Turn-based tactical roles based on typical missions. The game allows supporting multiplayer fights. In the game, players will have to undertake two consecutive campaigns, first the forces of the Earth, then the Bydo Empire. R-Type Tactics has 58 levels, new players are put into the space corps, after completing the initial training, the player is ordered to investigate a lost outpost on Mars. As the fleet of the Space Corps moves beyond the Solar System, players can recruit more pilots. The player then has to control an army of R-Type fighters and space support units, battling Bydo’s enemy forces. The side-scrolling feature of the R-Type series remains the same in R-Type Tactics. Most levels are structured like in a shooter, with players’ squads and targets on the opposite side. Like other turn-based strategy games, the battlespace is also divided into hexagons with different effects. Players will be able to control over 100 different types of combat weapons, including many R-line fighters from other R-Type games. Each fighter has its own unique capabilities such as moving in extra space and a series of attacks of a distinct nature. In the game, players have the ability to change different types of battleships and weapons to improvise combat situations and upgrade them for their army stronger. Moreover, new weapons can be obtained by shooting certain targets at levels, such as derelict space stations and stars.
