What Gamespot Users have to say about Ikaruga
- Rating:8.5
After screaming at the TV due to dying for the N'th time - It's still one hell of a great game.
5 levels, and yet it took me days to finish them!! Ikaruga is one of those games where no matter how many time's you die, no matter how many profanities you scream at the XBox, you'll still want to go back to it. I... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8.5
Even when you see yourself dying countless times on-screen, Ikaruga's fun does a great job helping you continue playing.
Ikaruga is one of those lost classics of last generation. While Ikaruga had previously received lots of great criticism, its legacy seemed to have died out, seen by only a few who still recall the masterpiece... well, ... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9.5
Ikaruga is a top-down shooter. Ikaruga is hard. Ikaruga is a masterpiece.
Ikaruga is a top-down shooter. Ikaruga is hard. Ikaruga is a masterpiece. This game takes top-down shooter game play and adds a simple mechanic that turns the genre on its head. As you fly your ship against wave after... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:5
THIS GAME IS HARD!!!
So I downloaded the trial version because I have heard good things about the game. I loved the first level and once I beat it, I wanted to beat the next levels in the game. What I should have thought about was the extrem... Read Full Review
3 of 25 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9
The most challenging and hardcore shoot-em-ups ever made.
In this vertical shooter, enemies have either black or white polarity and shoot bullets of the corresponding colour. Your ship can also transform between these polarities with the press of a button. If the polarity of yo... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9.5
Ikaruga is the guilty pleasure of arcade shooters - it is the ultimate in style and difficulty.
Ikaruga is the beast of today's modern arcade shooters. Rarely are such beautiful characters revolved around an immersing environment in which every moment is a memorable moment. Everything is choreographed brilliantly -... Read Full Review
6 of 7 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9
The "Last Great Shump" Returns and arguably a good contender for downloadable game of the year.
Ikaruga is quite arguably the last great 2D shoot-em-up ever having started in the arcades, then came console versions on Dreamcast and GameCube. While few have appreciated this classic of bullet spamming, polarity switc... Read Full Review
1 of 3 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9
Ikaruga is completely unapologetic in its execution, yet I would not have it any other way.
Ikaruga is completely unapologetic in its execution. Everything from its cruel and punishing difficulty to the maelstrom of fire hurling towards you, is only offset by your own skill. I would not have it any other way. ... Read Full Review
3 of 4 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9.5
If you lack a challenging game, then Ikaruga is for you!
Such a painful experience this game can be on any difficulty is oddly enough what keeps us playing. It's fun, it looks good and you can even bring in a friend to blame for you dieing. it has been a long wait to see this ... Read Full Review
2 of 5 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8.5
A game of Polarities... Some will loath its hardcore principals and dismiss the 2D visuals, others will embrace them.
Currently you’d be forgiven for thinking that traditional two-dimensional scrolling shooters are something of a extinct species; that they couldn’t keep up with the rise of the tide that is the First Person Shooter (FPS)... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
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