was later re-released in 2010 as part of Dotemu's Irem Arcade Hits compilation for Microsoft Windows. Reception R-Type Leo was met with positive reception from reviewers since its release in arcades. Gamest also gave it several awards for the 6th Gamest Grand Prize. Leo won 5th place in the Best Shooting Award and 22nd place in the Annual Hit Game award. Electronic Gaming Monthly praised the inclusion of cooperative multiplayer, visuals, sound design, gameplay and bosses. In Japan, Game Machine listed the game on their February 1, 1993 issue as being the eighteenth most popular arcade game at the time. French magazine Joypad praised the graphics and music highly. Consoles + regarded the title as an "excellent shooting game". Andreas Kanuf of German magazine Video Games gave it an overall positive outlook. Retro Gamer regarded it to be an acceptable addition to the R-Type series. Kurt Kalata of Hardcore Gaming 101 praised its visuals and sound design but noted the lack of "careful design and required strategy" from previous R-Type entries. Metal Slug co-designer Kazuma Kujo regarded Leo to be "quite innovative for an R-Type game, and it was well done for a shooter, but it doesn’t quite feel like an R-Type game". Notes References External links R-Type Leo at GameFAQs R-Type Leo at Giant Bomb R-Type Leo at Killer List of Videogames R-Type Leo at MobyGames 1992 video games Arcade video games Cancelled Sega Genesis games Cooperative video games Horizontally scrolling shooters Multiplayer and single-player video games R-Type Video game spin-offs Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Hiroshi Kimura Video games set in the 22nd century