Description
Vertical shoot-em-up ported from the Naomi Arcade version. Ikaruga is more or less a sequel to
Radiant Silvergun by
Treasure, on the Sega Saturn.
Based on a two-colors system, the player has to switch between the black & white sides of his ship during gameplay.
The black side is immune to black enemy bullets which it consider as bonus, and dies on impact with a white enemy bullets. Your own black bullets damages white enemies twice as more as white bullets. And vice-versa for the white side. Those properties makes a balance between protecting yourself well and killing enemies fast.
This aspect, combined with specific enemy patterns and a combo system makes Ikaruga an original shoot-em-up with a dose of strategy.
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| The Next Level |
Sep 09, 2002 |
A+ |
100 |
| GamesAreFun.com (GAF) |
Apr 22, 2003 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| VicioJuegos.com |
Sep 06, 2006 |
93 out of 100 |
93 |
| SEGA-Portal.de |
Sep 20, 2009 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Digital Press - Classic Video Games |
Dec 26, 2003 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Defunct Games |
Feb 06, 2005 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Jan 21, 2011 |
18 out of 20 |
90 |
| Insert Credit |
Sep 24, 2002 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Netjak |
Apr 08, 2004 |
8.3 out of 10 |
83 |
| The Video Game Critic |
Aug 10, 2008 |
B |
75 |
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Trivia
In Japan a DVD was released showing some of the world's top Ikaruga players completing levels with unbroken chain combos and defeating the bosses in record times. It is astonishing to watch!
