Ikaruga
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Fact sheet
| Game name | Ikaruga |
| First released on |
Thursday 20th of December 2001 2001-12-20
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| Genres | Arcade, Indie, Puzzle, Shooter |
| Age ratings | PEGI Three · ESRB E10 (Fantasy Violence) |
| Game modes | Single player, Split screen |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, ESP Software, Nicalis, Inc., Sega, Treasure |
| Developer(s) | G.rev, Treasure |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, DC, NGC, xla, Android, PC, Switch, PS4 |
| Views | 396 times |
| Rating | 0/10 (0 votes) |
Ikaruga Summary
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.
Ikaruga releases
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Worldwide | Thursday 20th of December 2001 | Arcade |
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Worldwide | Thursday 5th of September 2002 | Dreamcast |
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Japan | Thursday 16th of January 2003 | Nintendo GameCube |
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North America | Tuesday 15th of April 2003 | Nintendo GameCube |
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Europe | Friday 23rd of May 2003 | Nintendo GameCube |
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Worldwide | Wednesday 9th of April 2008 | Xbox Live Arcade |
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Worldwide | Friday 18th of January 2013 | Android |
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Worldwide | Tuesday 18th of February 2014 | PC (Microsoft Windows) |
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Worldwide | Tuesday 29th of May 2018 | Nintendo Switch |
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Worldwide | Friday 29th of June 2018 | PlayStation 4 |