Ikaruga [DC, GC, XBLA, PC]

[Tain]

It has arrived. And on 9/9/02, to boot.

...And I love it. I got exactly what I was expecting. Expect me on the score thread, later.

Also, while I know that two-player shmupping usually isn't the best, I find Ikaruga's two-player to be quite fun. The color setup is probably the reason why, and it seems that you need more cooperation than the norm.

[Mr_Furious]

I got this game last Friday (thanks bbobb/VGD) and have been playing it all weekend. I must say that this is one of my favorite shooters of all time. The concept is totally original and involves so much strategy it's truly frightening. The sucker is difficult as all hell too. Shmup genius is Treasure!

[1CCOSA]

Got mine this afternoon before I headed to work. Can't wait to go home and play it!

[Green]

Are you sure that you can't fire a single shot to get a Dot Eater ranking? One time I didn't fire at the 3rd stage boss so I could survive, and I got a Dot Eater rank.

[MrKasualUltra2000]

Originally posted by Green
Are you sure that you can't fire a single shot to get a Dot Eater ranking? One time I didn't fire at the 3rd stage boss so I could survive, and I got a Dot Eater rank.

i got a dot eater rank in ch. 1 and I fired a couple times.

[Tsubaki]

Originally posted by Seven Force


Naaah...but the Happy 7/Sexy 8/Odoru 11 videos are cool!!

Hmmm...You want Ken Shimu (Aiiiiiiiiiiiin!!) for your sig?

Doh... haven't seen the 7/8/11 videos, or even heard the songs yet... Heck, the last MoMu song I've heard is Ren'ai Revolution 21, which is a couple years ago o.o

Excuse my ignorance but... Ken Shimutte dare?

[cigsthecat]

Frankly, this just isn't fair. Ikaruga comes the first week of school. Since I didn't have a class today, I've done nothing but sit on the floor and play it in my pajamas. I foresee much failing...

[Click_Stick]

Originally posted by cigsthecat
Frankly, this just isn't fair. Ikaruga comes the first week of school. Since I didn't have a class today, I've done nothing but sit on the floor and play it in my pajamas. I foresee much failing...

Same here. My Commodore monitor is right next to my laptop, no less... Christ. No idea how I'm gonna be able to put the game down once the real work hits.

[Salsashark]

ok i cant stand it anymore, im buying this bastard

any suggestions which website i should give my money to?

[MechDeus]

Originally posted by Click_Stick
I think I'm gonna start browsing the forums in TATE..

It's actually far superior to regular browsing, since most web pages are designed vertically. Guess what I've been doing lately?

As for Dot Eater, I once got that ranking while on level 3. I was dying continuously and eating up credits like mad, but on my second to last one I died and when I respawned I didn't fire any shots and the boss ran out of time. Gave me the ranking, mysteriously enough.

I think there's a bit more to Dot Eater then there seems.

any suggestions which website i should give my money to?

It's looking like VGD is your best bet, though you also might want to check with Pacrappa and see if he has some copies.