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Ikaruga (2002)

Treasure

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Android · Arcade · Dreamcast · Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox 360

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In this vertical scrolling spaceship shooter, you control a ship that can change its polarity at will. As blue/white, the ship can easily destroy red/black enemies, and visa versa. Bullets of your polarity can be collected to fuel your missile gauge, but those opposite will kill you. Destroying an enemy ship will make them drop points for you to pick … Read more
In this vertical scrolling spaceship shooter, you control a ship that can change its polarity at will. As blue/white, the ship can easily destroy red/black enemies, and visa versa. Bullets of your polarity can be collected to fuel your missile gauge, but those opposite will kill you. Destroying an enemy ship will make them drop points for you to pick up, but they are polarized, too. Different difficulties exist to change exactly how you interact with polarized points, or how they appear. Ikaruga is a balls-hard shmup with lots of difficulty even at the easiest level, and lots of replay value for those willing to face the challenge. Read less
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Details

Developers
Treasure
Publishers
Atari, Inc., Entertainment Software Publishing Inc., Nicalis, Inc., Treasure
Genres
Arcade, Shooter
Themes
Action, Science fiction

Release dates

  • Sep 05, 2002 (Japan) Dreamcast
  • Jan 16, 2003 (Japan) Nintendo GameCube
  • Apr 15, 2003 (North_America) Nintendo GameCube
  • May 09, 2003 (Europe) Nintendo GameCube
  • Apr 09, 2008 (Worldwide) Xbox 360
  • Jan 18, 2013 (North_America) Android
  • Aug 08, 2013 (Japan) Arcade
  • Feb 18, 2014 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • May 29, 2018 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
  • Jun 29, 2018 (Worldwide) PlayStation 4
  • Sep 24, 2020 (Japan) Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4

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