Description
The story of
Radiant Silvergun begins with the end of the world. As the pilot of the starfighter Radiant Silvergun you are sent back in time in search of the key to save the planet. In various time periods you will battle hordes of enemies in search for an alien being knows as the Origin. Only by destroying the Origin can the dark future of the planet be altered.
Radiant Silvergun is a top-down shooter from the Japanese codeshop Treasure (Gunstar Heroes, Silhouette Mirage) released in Japan for the Sega Saturn in 1998. To tackle the swarm of enemies that fill your screen you got three different means of attack. A straight shot, a homing laser and a devastating spread shot.
In 2002 Radiant Silvergun got its spiritual successor in the Dreamcast release of Ikaruga, which would later be converted for the Nintendo Gamecube.
User Reviews
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The Press Says
| GamesAreFun.com (GAF) |
Apr 14, 2003 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| HonestGamers |
Aug 22, 2007 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| Trigames.net |
Feb 07, 2005 |
 |
100 |
| SegaFan.com |
Mar 09, 2002 |
9.8 out of 10 |
98 |
| VicioJuegos.com |
Sep 24, 2008 |
97 out of 100 |
97 |
| Shin Force |
Nov 18, 1999 |
9.3 out of 10 |
93 |
| Defunct Games |
Jun 25, 2005 |
91 out of 100 |
91 |
| GameSpot |
Sep 08, 1998 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Digital Press - Classic Video Games |
Dec 10, 2003 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| The Video Game Critic |
Aug 04, 2004 |
B+ |
83 |
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Trivia
The rarity of this game is such, that "new" copies of the game sell for $500 US at the Play Asia online retailer. Similarly, 2nd hand copies are rarely less than $200 on e-bay.
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Magnus Svensson (159) on May 27, 2005.
