Ikaruga (GDL-0010) - MAME machine

Sega NAOMI GD-ROM published 23 years ago:

斑鳩 © 2001 Treasure.
(Ikaruga)

A shoot-em-up arcade game which brings a perfect blend of classic arcade shooting and original gameplay. The player's ship can switch between two different 'polarities': White and Dark. The Dark polarity can absorb dark colored enemy bullets while the White polarity can absorb white-colored enemy bullets. If the player kills 3 enemies of the same color in a row, a combo is built up that adds to the score.

TECHNICAL
GAME ID: GDL-0010
Runs on the Sega "NAOMI GD-ROM System" hardware.

Players: 2
Control: 8-way joystick
Buttons: 3
→ [A] Shoot, [B] Polarity, [C] Laser

TRIVIA
Ikaruga was released in December 2001.

Ikaruga's prototype title was "Project RS-2", referring to Treasure's previous shooter, "Radiant Silvergun". This game is NOT a true sequel, but a spiritual sequel, to Radiant Silvergun.

UPDATES
Prototype version has:

• No changes to the fighter's specifications concerning polarity.
• Number of shots your fighter can fire is limited.
• To replenish your supply of bullets have to absorb enemy bullets.
• Can unleash successive Energy Releases.
• When reserves run out, can only fire short-range blank shots, only effective at close quarter.

SERIES

• Radiant Silvergun (1998)
• Ikaruga (2001)

STAFF
Director: HIROSHI IUCHI
Co-Director: ATSUTOMO NAKAGAWA
Character/Object design: E. SUZUKI
BG graphic design: HIROSHI IUCHI
Music by: Hiroshi Iuchi
Sound effect/GM data edit: SATOSHI MURATA

--G-Rev Staff--
Management: HIROYUKI MARUYAMA
Sub program: KATYUYUKI FUJITA
BG graphic design: HIDEYUKI KATOH
Art works: YASUSHI SUZUKI
PC edition prototype/Tutorial game program: SHIROTG
Receptionist: HARUKO HOSAKA
Executive Producer: MASATO MAEGAWA

PORTS

• CONSOLES:

Sega Dreamcast (2002)
Nintendo GameCube (2003)
Microsoft XBOX 360 [XBLA] (2008)
Windows PC (Steam) (February 2014)

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