The game is about collecting ships. DLC adds essential, high-powered ships that provide new strategies.
Free updates have added classic stages reimagined from previous R-Type games, as well as new, challenging boss encounters. R-Type Final 2 Switch NSP UPDATE DLC
The DLC load times. Even with Update 1.4, switching between the R-Type Leo DLC stage and the Final 3 DLC stage takes 25+ seconds. The game is about collecting ships