Ikaruga [DC, GC, XBLA, PC]

[bbobb]

Originally posted by Zerodash
A fanboy is me.

Yeah, but I'm a bigger Treasure fanboy then you so there. BTW for those of you who would like to witness my fanboyishness, I think I'll be taking the pictures of my complete Treasure collection this weekend. Now I just need a place to host the pics. Sqoon do you still have some space?

[Zerodash]

Yes, bbobb, you are the Uber-fanboy king daddy of Treasure fans!

I am but a court jester in the Treasure kingdom

[Frogacuda]

That gamefaqs quote is terific, Zerodash. That kind of crying doesn't bother me because its purely idiotic.

[Technosphile]

Hey:

I'm here to gush.

Ikaruga is AMAZING. I was up until 4 A.M. last night playing it, and only half the time was I playing seriously. The other half I was just trying to learn all the little nuances of the game and having fun. I haven't made it far yet, but I was starting to settle into a groove when I forced myself to go to bed. Some bits and pieces I love (from what I've seen):

*The Layer Section-like super attack. Crisscrossing energy streams RAWK!

*Weaving in between the two flying fortresses about midway through Stage 1, switching between black and white and laying down major firepower. At times I had this down to a science, other times I could do nothing but watch helplessly as white bullets crossed with black and realize, "I'm trapped!".

*The booming, pseudo-arranged music, this really reminds me of Soul Calibur's soundtrack. I love the transition that occurs between the 1st level intro and the beginning of level 1, it totally gets my blood pumping.

*Trying to avoid the waves of black bullets fired by the knight boss and the end of level 1 while white. PaCrappa almost made it last night, but was shot down just before destroying the shield. I'm determined to pull this off tonight.

*The whirlpool-like waves of enemy fighters that engage you at the start of stage 2. My best strategy here is to KEEP MOVING until the ball-looking fighters come in, and then its time for precision dodging.

As you can tell, I'm having a blast. I did not dig Radiant Silvergun and I only kind of like Treasure, but this game is sheer brilliance. Good, good times.

-Technosphile

[Technosphile]

Hey:

Well, after picking up my copy last night and speaking with people at length about it, I have come to a conclusion: everyone says "Ikaruga" differently. For example:

*ICK-ah-ROO-ga. This is the most common way I have heard it said.

*I-ka-ROO-ga. This is how I was saying it at first.

*EE-ka-ROO-ga. The general consensus is that this is how it would be said in Japan, so I have been saying it like this since last night.

Which is "correct"? How do you say it?

-Technosphile

[dog$]

Third.

If I were a mod this'd be the 5th locked thread in the last 24 hours.

[Werewolf]

In my best Boston accent:

I-car-O-ga

[Ashod]

There are too many EE-ka-ROO-ga threads.

[NGEFreek]

Ee - Ka - Roo - Ga

[MajinRyu]

I just read it in Spanish since the pronunciation is the same