- December 20, 2001
- Treasure
Ikaruga
A hallmark of excellence. There may be flaws, but they are negligible and won't cause massive damage.
A hallmark of excellence. There may be flaws, but they are negligible and won't cause massive damage.
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Ikaruga is a single player and multiplayer arcade shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Treasure and was released on December 20, 2001. It received positive reviews from both critics and players.
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 vice versa. Bullets of your polarity can be collected to fuel your energy gauge, but those opposite will kill you. Destroying an enemy ship causes them to fire revenge bullets which can be absorbed and fired back by the player. Dif…
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Review: Ikaruga
A hallmark of excellence. There may be flaws, but they are negligible and won't cause massive damage.
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If you have a deep love for classic shooters, you should play Ikaruga.
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Infuriatingly difficult, but perfectly constructed. Ikaruga is the PC's best bullet-hell shooter.
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Ikaruga is a arcade shooter game with science fiction theme. Common tags for Ikaruga include science and indie.
Ikaruga was released on December 20, 2001.
Ikaruga was developed by Treasure.
Ikaruga has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Ikaruga for its gameplay but disliked it for its replayability.
Ikaruga is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.
Similar games include Dimension Drive, Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION, Sky Mercenaries, Binarystar Infinity, Crisis Wing and others.