Ikaruga [Metal Earth]

Nintendo Switch · 2023

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About this game

Vertical shoot-em-up ported from the Naomi Arcade version.

Ikaruga is more or less a sequel to Radiant Silvergun on the Sega Saturn.

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Based on a two-colors system, the player has to switch between the black & white sides of his ship during gameplay.

The black side is immune to black enemy bullets which it considers as a bonus and dies on impact with white enemy bullets.

Your own black bullets damage white enemies twice as much as white bullets.

And vice-versa for the white side.

Those properties make a balance between protecting yourself well and killing enemies fast.

This aspect, combined with specific enemy patterns and a combo system makes Ikaruga an original shoot-em-up with a dose of strategy.

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About Nintendo Switch

Released in 2017, the Nintendo Switch became one of the best-selling consoles of all time thanks to its hybrid handheld/docked design. Its cartridge-based physical format (as opposed to discs) has made complete-in-box collecting popular again, with certain limited print runs and Nintendo-published exclusives already commanding a premium on the secondhand market just a few years after release.

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