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Ikaruga
83IGDB player score
12 ratings
About this game
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.
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Release date
Sep 5, 2002
Developer
Treasure
Publisher
Atari, Inc., Entertainment Software Publishing Inc., Nicalis, Inc., Treasure
Platforms
Arcade, PlayStation 4, Nintendo GameCube, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, Dreamcast
Genres
Shooter, Arcade
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Perspective
Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Critic score
90 / 100 (1 reviews)
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