Gamertell Review: Ikaruga for Xbox Live Arcade
Title: Ikaruga
Price: 800 Microsoft Points (US$10)
System(s): Xbox Live Arcade
Release Date: April 9, 2008, 9 am GMT
Developer: Treasure
ESRB Rating: “Everyone”
Pros: Fast-paced classic arcade action and amazing graphics. Single-player and offline two-payer modes rock.
Cons: Reaction time for switching polarity is a little slow and online games/connections tend to stutter.
Overall Score: One thumb up, one sideways; B+; 88/100; **** out of 5
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Ikaruga achievements for Xbox Live
For all you completionists out there who feel the need to collect every possible point, below is the complete list of current Achievements for Xbox Live Arcade version of Ikaruga (available now for download).
Some gamers are speculating that there may be others that are unlocked as you play through the game, so if you catch/unlock/achieve any extras, please let us know. So far there are 200 possible points with the existing list…
Ikaruga on its way to Xbox Live
Rez isn’t the only awesome shooter getting the Xbox Live treatment today. Treasure, which also recently announced a DS sequel to Bangai-O, is also porting Ikaruga to Microsoft’s download service.
Ikaruga is considered to be one of the best Dreamcast shooters out there. For those unfamiliar with the game, the player’s ship has two sides which you can flip between at will—the white side absorbs white bullets and deals more damage to black enemies, while the black side absorbs black bullets and deals more damage to white enemies. Absorbed bullets charge a super shot, and you gain score multipliers by defeating the same color enemies in sets of three. Add to this an immense number of bullets flying at you at once and you have a frantic, exciting game. There is also a two-player simultaneous mode, for those of us with friends.
Even better? Ikaruga was very pretty for its time, but the Xbox Live version will feature enhanced visuals, according to Kotaku. Expect HD, at the very least. Sadly, I haven’t been able to find a release date yet.
Read [Kotaku] Also Read [XBLArcade]
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