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more about #ikaruga Michael McWhertor: *deleted* more » Hi-Im-Asylum: I've still got it on the Gamecube. Probably the only game in my collection I've yet to finish. more » ThisCharmingMan: This game makes me feel like a complete failure. Purchase with caution... more » kicking222: Man, I bought "N+" as the DotW last week, and that's hard enough. I don't need "Ikaruga" too- I might jump out of a window. more » KesMonkey: 1 guy playing a 2 player game of Ikaruga by himself. You will never be this good. more » Kobun: Black and white has never been quite as complicated as it is in Ikaruga Someone needs to do some reading on Resident Evil 5 or spend some time in the... more » Brain.wav: Another Bullet Hell shooter for cheap? Sign me up! Poor Excellica's going to be ignored for a while again. more » ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom: Well, I'm convinced. I love bullet hell shooters, but I suck horribly at them. At five bucks, I won't feel bad when my copy collects virtual dust afte... more » Malfunktion v2: And once again I feel like I'm being punished for buying a game on its release date. Download titles should really have specials to give people incent... more » wheelis: This game has already cost me 50 bucks...From the controller I broke playing the demo. more » gold163 (° д° ): GODDAMMIT WHY IS THE GC VERSION SO STUPIDLY RARE. It's the only version I can play. :( Man, XBLA sounds like such a blessing. more » Guitarzan2k5: Awesome. That five dollar savings will help buy the blood pressure medicine this game will invariably necessitate. Still, it looks fun in that blood... more » TheWP listens to Yukkuris; Takes it easy: This might be stupid of me to ask, but going from the screenshot, I'm guessing this is more danmaku than regular shooter? more » onidavin: Someone at Full Sail made something interesting? IMPOSSIBLE! ;) That's pretty hot stuff, though I feel bad for the poor ships. After so many hours of ... more » Knoxximus ver. 5.66: Huh...when I tried to run it, it says I'm missing a .dll file. Somebody get this man on the horn, STAT! more » okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): This was my idea :( THIS WAS MY IDEA!! ;_; I hate life ;_; more » Witzbold: That is awesome. I do tip my hat at the genius behind this game. Talent + Fandom = Awesome Better get it while you can folks the curse of Kotakued is ... more » emuc64: Ikaruga is awesome. For that reason alone, I will never get rid of my Gamecube. If IT dies, then Ikaruga can live on in the Wii. Must try this out! more » -
#xboxlivearcade
It's A Good Week To Buy Ikaruga
If you've been avoiding spending 800 Microsoft points in order to let Treasure's beloved shoot-em up Ikaruga kill you repeatedly, then perhaps the Xbox Live Deal of the Week is for you. More » -
#ikaruga
Ikaruga & Pong Swap Polarities In Pong-Karuga
"GoS-CPT-Stewart" is a student at game design school Full Sail. As part of his studies, he had to make a Pong clone. So he took Pong and mixed it with, of all things, Ikaruga. More » -
#xbox360
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 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? More » -
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#xboxlivearcade
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. More »
