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Title: Ikaruga Blasts Onto Switch May 29
Post by: Shaymin on May 01, 2018, 08:29:49 AM

And vertical play is supported.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/47140/ikaruga-blasts-onto-switch-may-29

The Switch has a lot of scrolling shooters, and it's landing a giant of the genre this month.

Developers Treasure are teaming with Nicalis to bring Ikaruga to the eShop on May 29 for US$14.99. The game previously hit Nintendo platforms with a 2003 GameCube release.

The core gameplay of Ikaruga involves switching the polarity of the titular ship to absorb bullets.

Title: Re: Ikaruga Blasts Onto Switch May 29
Post by: ShyGuy on May 01, 2018, 03:38:43 PM

This may be my most anticipated game of 2018!

Title: Re: Ikaruga Blasts Onto Switch May 29
Post by: ejamer on May 01, 2018, 06:46:41 PM

Great game, great price!`

Title: Re: Ikaruga Blasts Onto Switch May 29
Post by: Mythtendo on May 01, 2018, 06:53:24 PM

I played this when it originally came out and liked it. I had considered re-buying it later, but the GameCube copy was crazy expensive

Title: Re: Ikaruga Blasts Onto Switch May 29
Post by: ShyGuy on May 02, 2018, 01:12:40 AM

I rented this when I first got my Gamecube and it was hard to find after that. After all these years...

Title: Re: Ikaruga Blasts Onto Switch May 29
Post by: Stratos on May 02, 2018, 02:10:23 AM

Didn't Treasure go under? Happy to see them still putting something out, and always wanted to try this game.

Title: Re: Ikaruga Blasts Onto Switch May 29
Post by: Khushrenada on May 02, 2018, 04:46:05 AM

I bought it, maybe 10 years ago, for $40.00 and thought I lucked out getting it at a good price but this is even better. Still have yet to even try the game though. I was really falling out of gaming at the time and just buying games for the sake of trying to have a collection of the best hits for a system. Now I play more games again but just don't have much time to get to them all. Maybe someday, right? ;)

Title: Re: Ikaruga Blasts Onto Switch May 29
Post by: Order.RSS on May 02, 2018, 07:51:38 AM

Over the past 17 years I never even got past level 3 haha.

Title: Re: Ikaruga Blasts Onto Switch May 29
Post by: GK on May 02, 2018, 08:53:38 AM

Quote from: Steefosaurus on May 02, 2018, 07:51:38 AM

Over the past 17 years I never even got past level 3 haha.

Think that's where I got stuck at too. Never did unlock unlimited continues either.

Title: Re: Ikaruga Blasts Onto Switch May 29
Post by: Ian Sane on May 02, 2018, 01:20:22 PM

Quote from: Steefosaurus on May 02, 2018, 07:51:38 AM

Over the past 17 years I never even got past level 3 haha.

I made it to level 4... once. :)

Title: Re: Ikaruga Blasts Onto Switch May 29
Post by: 1day on May 02, 2018, 02:43:06 PM

Quote from: Steefosaurus on May 02, 2018, 07:51:38 AM

Over the past 17 years I never even got past level 3 haha.

Fortunately, the cube version gave me unlimited continues.  I do hope they include a 2x slower practice mode (or even better a 2x, 3x, and 1.5x). They inexplicably removed this extremely helpful training tool from future ports/versions.

Title: Re: Ikaruga Blasts Onto Switch May 29
Post by: Mythtendo on May 02, 2018, 07:24:43 PM

Quote from: Stratos on May 02, 2018, 02:10:23 AM

Didn't Treasure go under? Happy to see them still putting something out, and always wanted to try this game.

They're still around, but not very active. They've made 3 games in in the last 7 years (Bangai-O HD: Missle Fury for Xbox 360 in May 2011, Gaist Crusher for 3DS in December 2013, and Gaist Crusher God for 3DS in September 2014).

Title: Re: Ikaruga Blasts Onto Switch May 29
Post by: ShyGuy on May 03, 2018, 12:11:25 AM

I thought Treasure was retired or semi-retired.