Maybe one of the best values on Xbox Live Arcade today is a little title called R-Type Dimensions. Going for 1200 Microsoft points, it’s actually TWO games in one, offering up both R-Type and R-Type II in the same package.  The plot of each is shockingly similar, with the evil Bydo Empire out to destroy everything in sight and you playing as the lone warrior sent to stop them.

Fourteen stages of Bydo-blasting fury are all yours right here. Chances are you’ve played R-Type before in one form or another, and even if you haven’t, chances are you’ve played something similar. It’s not very often any more you find side-scroller action games, so it’s fun to take this quick trip backwards in time to take on a blast from the past.

Fly forward and blast enemies until there are no enemies left to blast–that’s the name of this game. Sure, not exactly a deep experience, but for a fast and casual game, you could definitely do a lot worse. Especially when you consider you won’t be paying even twenty bucks for two games in one.