Irem

Irem Software Engineering

Irem Software Engineering is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. They are primarily a developer for video game consoles, but have a history of releasing arcade games as well, the most notable being Moon Patrol, Kung-Fu Master, and the R-Type series of shooting games. After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Irem closed its game development division in order to focus on pachinko and slot machine development. Some of the game developers moved on to form Granzella, the company currently responsible for R-Type Final 2 on Kickstarter.

Shooting games developed by Irem

Game	Year	Publisher(s)
Mr. HELI no Daibōken/Battle Chopper	1987	Irem (JP)
R-Type	1987	Irem (JP), Nintendo (NA)
Image Fight	1988	Irem (JP)
X Multiply	1989	Irem (JP)
R-Type II	1989	Irem (JP)
Air Duel	1990	Irem (world)
Lethal Thunder/Thunder Blaster	1991	Irem (JP/Na)
Armed Police Unit Gallop/Cosmic Cop	1991	Irem (JP/NA)
Super R-Type	1991	Irem (NA/JP/EU)
R-Type Leo	1992	Irem (world)
In the Hunt	1993	Irem (world)
R-Type III: The Third Lightning	1993	Irem (world)
R-Type Delta	1998	Irem (JP), Agetec (NA), Sony (EU)
R-Type Final	2003