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xbox 360

Top Rated Ikaruga Player: "XBLA Version is Horrible"

Enjoy that XBLA Ikaruga? The current top-rated numero uno player Kingoro58k totally hates it. While he seems to put up with the XBLA port enough to reclaim his spot from a Finnish gamer, Kingoro58k writes on his
Gamertag bio:

The XBLA version of Ikaruga is a horrible port.
This isn't Ikaruga, this is Ikaruga LOL.

As commenter Muu points out, the reason for this hatorade is that there are minor changes from the arcade/Dreamcast version. Among them, in a couple places, enemy placement is different and the direction of laser beams on the third stage's mini-boss has been changed. Kingoro58k has detailed the changes as well on his own blog. For those interested in reading up on these differences, forum SuperPlay! has the nitty-gritty. Good times.
Ikaruga LOL [Kingoro58k Thanks, Muu!]

10:20 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
15,531 views, 172 comments

Latest by Dir_en_grey: @muu: #170 is referring to #168 which was just a copy/paste of this original post on Kotaku, I didn't feel the need to copy that again here, and #170 is referring to Kingoro getting slammed here. Posted #170 so you more »

review

Ikaruga Review: No Refuge For Wimps

For the uninitiated, Treasure's Ikaruga is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up originally released for arcades, with ports for the Dreamcast and GameCube released in 2002 and 2003 respectively. It uses a simple mechanic of polarity—your ship, the Ikaruga, can switch between black and white states; there are no traditional shooter power ups, black and white beams are your only weapon. It's a system that belies its complexity. When white, the ship can absorb all white-colored incoming enemy fire. When black, the ship can absorb all black-colored incoming enemy fire. However, when firing on ships of the opposite color, the Ikaruga does double the damage. Oh, but there's more to it than that, a layer of depth that makes Ikaruga one part shooter, one part puzzler, with a dash of rhythm and strategy tossed in. How does the Xbox Live Arcade port hold up, with Ikaruga now seven years old?

Warning. The big list of love and hate is approaching at full throttle. No refuge.

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1:00 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Michael McWhertor
16,183 views, 112 comments

Latest by peteer02: @Bichatse: How the game handles lag is up to the developers. It's truly unplayable over Xbox Live. If they allowed collisions with your teammate and each person played with zero lag while seeing their teammates lag, that might more »

wii

Treasure Tackling Two Wii Titles

The latest issue of Nintendo Power, which is in the hands of subscribers right now features an interview with Masato Maegawa, the president of the beloved action game developer, whose Bangai-O Spirits is due to hit the Nintendo DS stateside this quarter. The Xbox Live Arcade remake of Ikaruga just went live, but Nintendo Power wants to know when Maegawa and crew will get some WiiWare titles out.

Maegawa says that they're looking into it, but that they already have two unannounced Wii games in development. Details are nonexistent other than the Treasure president teasing that "both games will have a lot of impact." Who wants to make some wagers?

8:40 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Michael McWhertor
1,840 views, 66 comments

roundup

Frankenreview, Ikaruga (XBLA)

Treasure's classic shoot 'em up Ikaruga has a simple premise. Turn your ship white, become immune to white attacks. Turn your ship black, become immune to black attacks. The casual onlooker would say the premise sounded simple. The seasoned Ikaruga player would say the premise sounded deceptively simple.

So the question isn't should you play Ikaruga if you haven't. The question is, should you play Ikaruga on XBLA, or should you hunt down a Gamecube or Dreamcast version. Hit the jump for our Frankenreview to find out: it's Ikarugalicious.

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12:00 PM on Thu Apr 10 2008
By Mark Wilson
13,297 views, 119 comments

xbox 360

It's Official: Ikaruga Hitting XBLA This Week

In this week's XBLA update, we've finally gotten official confirmation that Ikaruga, the classic Japanese shoot 'em up (sorry, I despise the term "shmup") is coming to the platform this Wednesday, April 9th. Now in HD, players can enjoy standard leaderboards as well as online co-op and replay/save video support. It'll set you back 800 points.

In addition, the highly regarded newb Poker Smash will be offering two expansions. The Environment Pack (with two new action mode environments) and the Puzzle Pack (with 15 new puzzles) will each be available for 100 points.

All in all, it's a nice week of updates on XBLA. For the full, gruesome details, hit the jump.

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10:40 AM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Mark Wilson
4,555 views, 81 comments

xbox 360

Ikaruga For Xbox Live Arcade Finally Dated

The promise of Ikaruga for Xbox Live Arcade has been a constant tease since its official announcement in September. We know it's coming soon, but didn't know exactly when. Fortunately, the Japanese version of Xbox.com has put a date on it, pegging the release for Wednesday, April 9. That's a respectable distance from April 1, so we suspect our emotions aren't being stomped upon by cruel Japanese webmasters. Cross your fingers in hope that the world doesn't explode until at least April 10!

Ikaruga [Xbox Japan via XBLAH]

6:20 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Michael McWhertor
4,718 views, 26 comments

Latest by Pupnasty: yay! now i can play and break a 360 controller and not a Dreamcast controller!....which reminds me, Im off to go play it now on my DREAMCAST more »

ikaruga

Ikaruga Achievements *Mostly* Doable

You know, I've actually finished Ikaruga on the Dreamcast. And I'm absolutely rubbish at shooters. So I'm proud of that. Finishing the game is one thing, though. Finishing it while also earning some of these Ikaruga achievements is something else. Something a little harder. While most of them involve just killing off a boss, which is reasonable, one involves clearing the game without using a single continue ,while another involves clearing a chapter without firing a single bullet. Miiiiiiiiiiight give those two a miss.
Ikaruga Achievements [Inside MGC, via GayGamer]

5:30 AM on Thu Mar 20 2008
By Luke Plunkett
4,340 views, 76 comments

Latest by mokona7: Dot eater isn't that tough. I've pulled it off on the Gamecube version of the game. And clearing the game on easy mode without continues MAY be reasonable, but I do admit that it's quite a challenge. more »

xbox live arcade

Ikaruga Rumored To Hit XBLA By April

When Microsoft announced the HD remake of Ikaruga last September, it said it was "coming soon." Then nothin'. Then, back in January, we thought that the Xbox Live Arcade release of Treasure's vertically scrolling shooter was just around the bend, time-wise. We haven't heard a peep from it since, just the sound of tears hitting the floor.

But thanks to the newest issue of the Official Xbox Magazine (UK), we know that Ikaruga is already "Out Now." Obviously, it's not, but since it's from the April issue of the mag, we can certainly hope that it really, genuinely, totally is coming very, very soon. It didn't show up in a recent list of upcoming XBLA releases, but let's just hope MS is being coy.

OXM hints at imminent Ikaruga [Xbox 360 Fanboy]

3:40 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Michael McWhertor
1,832 views, 43 comments

Latest by Billkwando: @duckyofalarcon: Thank you for letting me know, sincerely. :) Is that a bad sign? How far in advance do they usually go up on partnet? more »

coolness

Cave Shmups Coming to Xbox 360

Shooter specialty developer Cave is bringing two of its arcade shooters to the Xbox 360: DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black Label and Ketsui. The games will be out this year and ported by 5pb. Makes sense for the games to get Xbox 360 ports and that console does seem to be favorite among hardcore Japanese otaku — not to mention it'll give Cave a crack at the US market. With these titles, plus IKARUGA and Rez, the Xbox 360 seems to be shoot'em up console.
Cave Shooters to 360 [Insert Credit]

7:00 AM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
3,226 views, 59 comments

Latest by Japhei: The first few levels of each game are actually quite easy. Usually in level 3 where it picks up. more »

clips

Recorder Girl Plays Into Our Hearts

YouTuber shizuhohattori is recorder girl. She specializes in playing retro game tunes on her recorder. For that, and that alone, we adore her. Above, she tackles the IKARUGA theme for the first level, "Ideal." Think about that: This person liked IKARUGA enough to do a version on a recorder. So cool.

Might want to turn down the volume on your computer as YouTube's sound quality is rather shrill. Hit the jump for her renditions of Takeshi no Chousenjou, Mega-Man 3 and Dynasty Warriors 3. Keep the comments clean. Or else.

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6:40 AM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
4,730 views, 56 comments

xbox 360

Ikaruga Coming Soonish? (Please Hurry)

Treasure's legendary shooter IKARUGA has recently appeared on Xbox Live's Partner Net (the "insider's" version of XBL). Previously, the 49MB game appeared on Partner Net, but it wouldn't load. This time around, it's downloadable and playable. The game will support both 16:9 and 16:10 widescreen. It's appearance on Partner Net doesn't mean it's going to be out anytime soon. Fingers gently crossed that it be, however.
Ikaruga Coming Soon? [Shmups Forum via Arcade Renaissance]

11:00 PM on Mon Jan 7 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
3,588 views, 74 comments

Latest by 2NinjasTapedTogether: I bought this on the Cube because I wanted a game that would kick my ass and that I'd eventually get better at... But I never did. I always made a LITTLE more progress, but... Not nearly enough. I more »

tgs07

Ikaruga For Xbox Live Arcade Hands-On Impressions

A four-kiosk attack of Xbox Live Arcade games was nestled in the middle of Microsoft's Xbox 360 booth at TGS, showing off dozens of titles old and new. Only one contained the XBLA remake of Treasure's black and white shmup Ikaruga in playable demo form. Featuring the first level of the game, the demo station at Tokyo Game Show may not have shown the remake in the best light. While Ikaruga for XBLA looks spectacular in screenshots—and according to Flynn, "really sharp" on a 42" HDTV—seeing it in non-tate mode on a 22" LCD doesn't show off the game's graphical upgrades in the proper light.
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11:30 AM on Sun Sep 23 2007
By Michael McWhertor
3,836 views, 29 comments

Latest by Langis: @lbartley: Sorry, I wasn't clear. I wasn't talking about its price relative to the price one would have to pay to find the GC/DC version. When I said 400 points max, I meant to say that it compares to other more »

playstation who

Treasure Too Busy With Xbox Live For PlayStation Network

Clean-cut Treasure boss man Masato Maegawa talked to 1UP just before the kick off of Tokyo Game Show 07, putting a shine on details for every upcoming Treasure game. The recently announced Xbox Live Arcade Ikaruga remake, for example, is taking up too much of the developer's resources, putting a hold on the unnamed Xbox 360 shooter that's said to be in the vein of its most famous shmups, Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga. Unfortunately for those in the PLAYSTATION 3 camp, Treasure isn't working on the PlayStation Network, devoting their resources to XBLA development. More »

4:00 AM on Wed Sep 19 2007
By Michael McWhertor
2,971 views, 36 comments

Latest by Enigma_20XX: @pm5k: ... and I hope your console bricks up... more »

japan time

New Treasure Game For Nintendo DS Revealed Soon

Japan has pre-TGS countdown fever!! In more exciting Treasure news, publisher ESP (aka Entertainment Software Publishing) has revealed that a Treasure-developed game for the Nintendo DS will be revealed in just five short, agonizing days. Hence the countdown clock, one that will beat Sega's Ryu Ga Gotoku countdown to the reveal by about a day. More »

5:40 PM on Fri Sep 7 2007
By Michael McWhertor
2,405 views, 18 comments

not bullet hell

Treasure Working On "New Action Game"

Treasure, the cult-fav developer behind Ikaruga and Radiant Silvergun, is looking to start a "new action game." According to the company's site, Treasure is looking to hire a 3D CG programmer and designer. The homepage mentions there's an emphasis on originally for the new game. The company is also searching for a "motion leader," an effects designer, a character modeler, a background modeler and a scene designer. Hmm... Doesn't sound like they're making another shooter. Brandon Sheffield over at Insert Credit thinks it's a third person action game. I'm inclined to agree. Brian Ashcraft More »

12:00 AM on Tue May 8 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
693 views, 25 comments

Latest by Qwizatblah: @NPC: "You know you're quoting Mischief makers and not Guardian Heroes, right?" Yes, I do. more »

ikaruga

Mod Your Dreamcast At Home

For the half dozen Sega Dreamcast owners out there who haven't burned or bought themselves a boot disc nor had their Saturn-successor professionally modded, what the hell are you waiting for? The console is rich with fantastic imports from all regions, meaning a single-region Dreamcast is an unrealized potential Dreamcast. More »

4:40 PM on Mon Apr 23 2007
By Michael McWhertor
5,029 views, 31 comments

mario sunshine

Clip: Top 10 Gamecube Games

Dust off that box covered with Animal Crossing stickers, it's time to remember at the top ten games you loved (in my case) a year ago. But for all of you out there in Kotaku-land who already sold your box to buy something newer and shinier, this should make you reconsider picking one up at the next garage sale you crash. More »

10:40 AM on Mon Apr 16 2007
By Kim Phu
4,286 views, 68 comments

treasure

Treasure Artist Gets Collection

The fine folks at DrMaster Publications tipped us today to help in informing the internet that the collected works of famed Treasure designer Yasushi Suzuki will be coming stateside this May. More »

3:40 PM on Wed Feb 14 2007
By Michael McWhertor
377 views, 3 comments