Ikaruga [DC, GC, XBLA, PC]

Seven Force · 05 Sep 2002, 01:14 AM

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Impressive!

There are extra options when to reveal....5 hours, 10 hours, 15 hours, 20 hours....

**Kaneda** · 05 Sep 2002, 01:42 AM

Let me recap my day for you.

Woke up at 11:30, watched Legend of the Overfiend, got up at 2:30, went to PaCrappa's, played Ikaruga on a 27" monitor in TATE mode, smoked weed, and played some more Ikaruga.

That, my friends, is a day.

Seven Force · 05 Sep 2002, 01:44 AM

The following was borrowed from Fizz, a Japanese gamer who frequents shmups.com. Interesting stuff!!

Okay, theres a word "Hitekkai" which means "small fighting ship" in Ikaruga world, include Ikaruga(1P) Ginkei (2P) and other normal enemy ships. (Hitekkai means Frying iron nugget)
And then the name "Bututekkai" is provided to the ships, which is larger than normal Hitekkai sized ship, so we can call every enemys as Buttekkai which is larger than Hitekkai. but basically we can treat Bututekkai as "Boss", cuz theres no Bututekkai which isn't Stage Boss.
(OT: I think they use "•§" to Buttekkai not as "Budda" "Buddist" "Buddism" but as a article which means "Greater" in this case.)

Btw heres a link to the photos of "Ikaruga birds".
big thanks to japanese Ikaruga community.(esp ppl in 2ch.net)

-- Player ship
Ikaruga 1P
http://www.heianjingu.or.jp/10/vew1/img/ikaru.jpg
Ginkei 2P
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/ja/asd/kiji/gin1.jpg

--Boss

Eboshidori Stage 1
http://www.jade.dti.ne.jp/~zardoz/bi...to/86-p-01.jpg

Buppousou Stage 2
http://www2j.biglobe.ne.jp/~tozawa-h/museum/bupposo.htm

Shigi Stage 3 Boss 1
http://wagner.zo.ntu.edu.tw/protect/tsen/b122.jpg

Uzura Stage 3 Boss 2
http://www.ht-factory.com/pet/img/uzura025b.jpg

Misago Stage 4 itself and Boss
http://tajimamori.com/bird/misago010211.jpg

Tageri Stage 5 Boss
http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~simadaii/Ph-tageri1.htm

-- Other Hitekkais
Renjyaku
http://www.net-ibaraki.ne.jp/hasaki/...ile/bird11.JPG

Torahuzuku
http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~simadaii/Ph-torah1.htm

Ajisashi
http://www.nittech.co.jp/gallery/bird/koajisashi.jpg

Toki
http://www.iijnet.or.jp/xipec/toki/toki02.jpg

Utatugumi
http://www2.odn.ne.jp/wildbird/tugm35c.jpg

Toratugumi
http://www.nthu.edu.tw/NTHU/BIRD/birds45.gif

Chogenbo
http://www.school-net.ne.jp/rensai/b...hogenbo/4.html

Misosazai
http://www.soka.ed.jp/kyoiku/choken/...i/betu3-14.jpg

Isuka
http://www5.hokkaido-np.co.jp/nature...gifs/isuka.gif

---

About "Ubusunagamioukinokai".
"Ubusunagami" is the word from japanese traditional myth and religion.
basically which means the local gods of the land where youre born in.
"ouki no kai" is "Yellow shinny nuggets" yes, like you post above

**johnk_** · 05 Sep 2002, 02:26 AM

the utopia disc can be patched to work through VGA.. just turn off your monitor while you do it..

**Josh** · 05 Sep 2002, 03:35 AM

Originally posted by Baron
Dammit, I pre-ordered my copy of the game on April 5...that's 5 months to the day before the official release date tomorrow.

And NCS hasn't shipped my game yet.

Which means that with my 2-day shipping, even if it goes out tomorrow, I won't get the game until next Monday now, as UPS does not deliver on Saturdays. What a waste of $10. I should have just chosen freaking Priority Mail for four bucks.

There will be much gnashing of teeth this weekend.

Just pirate up a copy while you wait.

Thats what I did...

Originally posted by Kaneda
Let me recap my day for you.

Woke up at 11:30, watched Legend of the Overfiend, got up at 2:30, went to PaCrappa\'s, played Ikaruga on a 27\" monitor in TATE mode, smoked weed, and played some more Ikaruga.

That, my friends, is a day.

Sounds fun... can I come next time?

**Green** · 05 Sep 2002, 03:44 AM

Thats cool Seven Force.
Those birds will rue the day they take me on!

**Mode7** · 05 Sep 2002, 03:47 AM

By the way, you can use the 2P ship single player simply by plugging a controller into port 2 and using that. Looks even neater than the 1P ship, I think.

**NGEFreek** · 05 Sep 2002, 03:51 AM

I agree with mode7 the 2P ship looks cooler than the P1 ship

**sleeve** · 05 Sep 2002, 04:02 AM

Dear NCS,

I hate you.

Sincerely,

Sleeveboy

**Josh** · 05 Sep 2002, 05:42 AM

Anyone else notice that the counter only goes up while you are actually playing? It doesn't go up while idle, like it did in Silvergun.

It is gonna take me a long, long time to get that twenty hour option...

**Mode7** · 05 Sep 2002, 06:15 AM

It is gonna take me a long, long time to get that twenty hour option...

Yeah -- Probably around 20 hours.

**Josh** · 05 Sep 2002, 06:18 AM

Don't sass me sonny ... I was making reference to how little time I have to play video games these days. That twenty hours is gonna take me months.

**Mode7** · 05 Sep 2002, 06:35 AM

Sorry, just couldn't pass it up.

I was about to remark about how the game isn't very 'twitchy,' but stage 3 has proved me painfully wrong. Brilliant, brilliant level design.

**Josh** · 05 Sep 2002, 06:38 AM

I can't beat that stage... not sure if its because I am no good, or it is 5:30 in the morning.

Perhaps a combonation of the two.

And damnit, I am not used to trying to run into the bullets! This game is gonna make me suck at every other shoot em up out there...

**Mode7** · 05 Sep 2002, 06:44 AM

Yeah, 'normal' shooter skills are of no use here. Whole new ball-game.

**Josh** · 05 Sep 2002, 07:02 AM

*News flash*

I almost just flipped out, and threw my DC out the window.

*News flash*

You unlock one aditional credit for every hour of gameplay.

**Click_Stick** · 05 Sep 2002, 09:25 AM

News flash:

Painfully envious of everyone that has posted above me.

**Zerodash** · 05 Sep 2002, 09:26 AM

...Of coourse you realize that the high-difficulty of Ikaruga will do nothing to help sales of a domestic GCN version.

If its gonna make ANY $$ in NA, the difficulty is gonna have to be toned down. WAY down.

And it probably will

**Josh** · 05 Sep 2002, 09:53 AM

Boo on Zerodash for being correct.

Seven Force · 05 Sep 2002, 10:51 AM

Originally posted by Zerodash
...Of coourse you realize that the high-difficulty of Ikaruga will do nothing to help sales of a domestic GCN version.

If its gonna make ANY $$ in NA, the difficulty is gonna have to be toned down. WAY down.

And it probably will

Hmmmm....

The enemies will have those big googly eyes and will you destroy 'em, they wont blow up, they'll just become angels or scale out crying.

**Diff-chan** · 05 Sep 2002, 01:05 PM

Originally posted by Zerodash
...Of coourse you realize that the high-difficulty of Ikaruga will do nothing to help sales of a domestic GCN version.

If its gonna make ANY $$ in NA, the difficulty is gonna have to be toned down. WAY down.

And it probably will

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It's a well known fact that gamers in North America generally like their titles harder than they do in Japan. Games are frequently "toughened up" for American audiences.

I dont think that the game would be dumbed down at all. Maybe they will add a beginnercrybaby mode but you don't have to play it.

**johnk_** · 05 Sep 2002, 01:41 PM

IKARUGA: EO

**NGEFreek** · 05 Sep 2002, 01:45 PM

Originally posted by johnk_
IKARUGA: EO

thanks john, I needed that

Seven Force · 05 Sep 2002, 02:35 PM

Originally posted by johnk_
IKARUGA: EO

That's EXACTLY what i said on the Shmups board!

It'll be for those who really are too lazy to use two buttons. They can do it all with that damn C button!

While we're at it, imagine Ikaruga EX Edition for PSOne or something...:idea:

**NGEFreek** · 05 Sep 2002, 02:42 PM

Originally posted by Seven Force

While we're at it, imagine Ikaruga EX Edition for PSOne or something...:idea:

Now see, thats not funny, thats more scarry than anything.

**Josh** · 05 Sep 2002, 05:48 PM

Originally posted by diffusionx
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It's a well known fact that gamers in North America generally like their titles harder than they do in Japan. Games are frequently "toughened up" for American audiences.

Cough... really?

**MechDeus** · 05 Sep 2002, 06:36 PM

One, two, three, four... five! Five Ikaruga threads on the first page of the main board! Now let's be twice as annoying and make them all Sticky! (Eww... not like that, I mean, it is the second coming and all... Sorry, horrible puns abound.)

I mean, I find it funny that there are so many threads on this game, but I'll bet it's already pissing off some people. This shouldn't take long...

**Click_Stick** · 05 Sep 2002, 06:38 PM

All the shit should be moved here for organizational purposes. Way too confusing.

**Low** · 05 Sep 2002, 07:06 PM

Originally posted by diffusionx
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It's a well known fact that gamers in North America generally like their titles harder than they do in Japan. Games are frequently "toughened up" for American audiences.

I dont think that the game would be dumbed down at all. Maybe they will add a beginnercrybaby mode but you don't have to play it.

*Ahem*

Aside from some Working Design tomfoolery, name another company that has upped a shooter's difficulty for the US. *-neo

**Tsubaki** · 05 Sep 2002, 07:14 PM

Originally posted by Click_Stick
All the shit should be moved here for organizational purposes. Way too confusing.

Eh... actually that would be more confusing... I'd prefer that it be organized by content. All impressions in a thread, all NCS whining in another so I don't have to hear it, all "I just got my shipping confirm!" in its own so that we all don't have to waste our time reading it, etc.

**Psx** · 05 Sep 2002, 07:52 PM

Originally posted by Click_Stick

Because it is no where near as precise as the trusty d-pad.

I personally can't stand the d-pad for shooters, I play mars matrix using the analog and my scores are pretty competent (as can be seen on the hi-score board)

**Cheebs** · 05 Sep 2002, 08:15 PM

Ikaruga got!

I've played about 10 seconds so far and I'm more than a little impressed. My 27 inch monitor is a pain in the ass to flip especially with no outer casing, but the result is more than worth it. Can't talk. Must play...

**Stone** · 05 Sep 2002, 08:33 PM

Originally posted by diffusionx

It's a well known fact that gamers in North America generally like their titles harder than they do in Japan. Games are frequently "toughened up" for American audiences.

Originally posted by 88mph

Cough... really?

Oh, definitely - Exhibit 1: Japanese Contra: Hard Corps had a fucking LIFEBAR. A LIFEBAR. In CONTRA.

Konami knew us Americans wouldn't have any of that shit.

**Mode7** · 05 Sep 2002, 08:57 PM

You unlock one aditional credit for every hour of gameplay.

Something else must contribute to the credit count, since I'm at just over 4 hours with 7 credits.

**Technosphile** · 05 Sep 2002, 08:59 PM

Hey:

Within two hours, I am going to be the proud owner of Ikaruga. I will be back tomorrow with many words of praise.

-Technosphile

**epmode** · 05 Sep 2002, 09:36 PM

Originally posted by Mode7
Something else must contribute to the credit count, since I'm at just over 4 hours with 7 credits.

when the game clock is at zero, you have 4 credits (1 credit to start + 3 continues). it seems as though they give you a bonus credit for every hour. i'm just over two hours with 5 continues.