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Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Ikaruga is a shoot 'em up, bullet hell and arcade game
developed and published by TREASURE.
Released on February 18th 2014 is available only on Windows
in 2 languages: English and Japanese.
It has received 2,223 reviews of which 2,104 were positive and 119 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 8.99€ on Steam.
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- OS *: Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP
- Processor: Intel Core2 Duo / Athron64 X2
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0c support (256 MB VRAM)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 512 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c support
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Holy smokes Batman I'm bad at SHMUPs great soundtrack tho Edit: after playing a moderate handful of other SHMUPs recently and revisiting this, oh. OHHHHH. Yeah okay this game is a work of art and I will most definitely never get the one coin clear or get the highest grade/score but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥'s not a good gateway drug into the genre, but it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ stellar once you're smokin the crack kool-aid.
The polarity system elegantly solves one of the main challenges of constructing a good curtain/bullet hell shooter: how do you maximize the amount of projectiles on the screen while still having it possible (if not easy) for the player to dodge them? The answer: there are two different "polarities" of projectile, and if your craft matches the polarity of one it doesn't damage you; instead, it charges your super meter. If you're encountering more projectiles of the opposite polarity, just switch the polarity of your craft! It's a beautiful keystone mechanic and it makes this one of the greatest shooters of all time
This game truly changed my life. Ive played this game for only a few hours on this account and yet I yearn for more of the ruga. I played for 5 hours straight in one day and when I stopped playing, I looked around the room: all i could see was black and white as if I was in the game itself. Shortly after I then left to go outside but couldn't stop spinning around in an attempt to change my polarity. When walking past certain objects or people in an attempt to prevent myself from getting eliminated I would try to swap to the same colour as them. All I see and think of is ikaruga, I can't stop. Such an exhilarating range of emotions provoked upon me as a result of indulging in this heavenly embodiment of pure ecstacy. If Maslow was fortunate enouch to exist in the same timeline as this game he would have required everybody to experience this at least once in their lifetime before even thinking that they could ever reach self-actualization. Truly a masterpiece.
This game is amazing, but it's made for a certain kind of player. In the word of STGs, you could pretty much call Ikaruga the "king of memo." Unlike Radiant Silvergun, in which chaining increases the strength of your weapons, Ikaruga chaining is all about points and getting your extends so you can survive the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ the game throws at you... Because it will throw some INSANE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ at you, which is why I call it the "king of memo", because if you don't have it memorized... Its gonna GET YA. You'd think that with that mindset, it would mean that the game is bad. It is far from it. Memorization is a wonderful part of games and more titles these days need to remember that. Perfecting a level in this game feels like nothing else. Iuchi and Treasure made some masterpieces in their time. Iuchi is still around, he just released Night Striker Gear for M2... And you should totally check out that game too, when you get a chance. You'll suck at this game when you first play it... But the more you do, the more you'll realize that games don't need meta-progression... YOU'RE the one progressing... And that's more important than a million Vampire Survivors.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ikaruga is currently priced at 8.99€ on Steam.
No, Ikaruga is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 8.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Ikaruga received 2,104 positive votes out of a total of 2,223 achieving an impressive rating of 9.03.
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Ikaruga was developed and published by TREASURE.
Yes, Ikaruga is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Ikaruga is not playable on MacOS.
No, Ikaruga is not playable on Linux.
This information about Ikaruga is not available yet.
This information about Ikaruga is not available yet.
No, Ikaruga does not support VR.
Ikaruga offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Ikaruga offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
No, Ikaruga does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Ikaruga does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Yes, Ikaruga supports Remote Play on TV and Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Ikaruga is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Ikaruga.
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Game modes
Features
Online players
5
Developer
TREASURE
Publisher
TREASURE
Release
18 Feb 2014
Platforms
Remote Play