
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
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| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $9.99 | 2.4Kreviews | 95% | — | $562K |
| $9.99 | 1.2Kratings | 94% | — | not modelled | |
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Rest in peace Ubusuna, hopefully we'll see it released somewhere in the future.
Highly Recommended. 9/10* One of the best shoot em ups, hard as f, incredible good looking graphics, good art design, cool music, and precise controls. Great swap mechanic, one color does damage, the other does not. The game is really short, but mastering will take time, goes really cheap on sale, has achievements and steam cards, its a must.
如果世界永远只能被划分为黑与白,那么所谓的正义究竟意味着什么? 在斑鸠的世界里,人类长期被战争撕裂。由鸾率领的武装组织鸢曾经为了和平反抗强大的帝国,但最终失败。身负重伤的青年战士森罗被隐居者救下,并驾驶他们制造的战机“斑鸠”重新踏上战场。 然而,这并不是一个简单的复仇故事。 森罗并非为了夺回荣耀,也不是为了消灭某个邪恶势力。他面对的是一个不断重复的循环:一方宣称自己代表正义,另一方则被定义为敌人;胜利者创造新的秩序,却最终成为新的压迫者。 黑与白,是力量,也是束缚 游戏最核心的“属性转换”机制,与剧情主题形成了高度统一。 玩家可以吸收与自身相同属性的子弹,也必须避开相反属性的攻击。黑色与白色互相克制,互相伤害。 这看似是一种战斗规则,实际上也是整个世界运行的方式。 敌我双方都沉浸在二元对立之中。黑色攻击白色,白色攻击黑色,每一方都认为自己拥有正确的立场。 但斑鸠战机的存在打破了这个规则。 它能够自由转换自身属性,不完全属于任何一方。它既接受黑暗,也接受光明;既利用敌人的力量,也拒绝被敌人的规则控制。 这正是游戏最核心的思想: 真正的自由,不是选择黑或者白,而是不再被迫只能选择其中之一。 斑鸠的故事带有明显的东方哲学色彩。 游戏中的敌人并没有被描绘成单纯的怪物。帝国拥有自己的信念,反抗者也拥有自己的理想。双方都认为自己是在创造更好的世界。 这种处理让故事摆脱了传统英雄冒险中的简单善恶判断。 战争最可怕的地方,并不是某一个邪恶的人存在,而是所有人都相信自己拥有绝对正确的理由。 当“正义”成为消灭异己的借口,和平反而可能成为下一场战争的起点。 森罗驾驶斑鸠前进,并不是为了证明哪一种颜色更加正确,而是在寻找超越对立的方法。 “斑鸠”这个名字本身也具有象征意义。 在日本文化中,斑鸠是一种温和的鸟类。它不像猛禽那样代表力量,却象征着生命与和平。 这与战机形成了强烈反差。 玩家驾驶的并不是一台为了征服而制造的战争机器,而是一件承载理想的遗物。 它的存在本身,就是对战争逻辑的否定。 面对越来越强大的敌人,玩家最终依靠的不是更强的火力,而是理解规则、利用冲突、寻找平衡。 这也是斑鸠区别于大量STG作品的地方:它不是告诉玩家“消灭敌人才能胜利”,而是在询问玩家“是否能够理解敌人的存在”。 从“逃离冲突”,到“理解冲突”,再到“驾驭冲突”,斑鸠让玩家亲身经历了它想表达的思想。 斑鸠的表达非常完整,但也因此显得冷酷。 它不会花大量篇幅解释世界观,也不会通过角色对白不断强调主题。很多剧情信息隐藏在碎片化文本、关卡设计和象征符号中。 这种叙事方式显得晦涩。 在无数强调力量、胜利和征服的射击游戏中,斑鸠选择了一条更加孤独的道路。 当世界要求你成为黑或白时,你是否还能保持自己的颜色?
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Languages: English*, Japanese*languages with full audio support
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Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
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JUEGAZO 😎👍💛🌟
Jesus Christ! This is one of the toughest games I've ever played. I had to reduce the difficulty to easy to finish it. The polarity mechanic is genius. Definitely a mad genius came up with it. Don't play it if you don't like bullet hell shooters. If you're up for a challenge, you're in the right place. 8/10 (Good game)
Ainda não consegui passar da segunda fase, recomendo muito.
The gameplay starts off strong and I like the bossfights, but in chapter 3 environmental obstructions are used in annoying ways that don't really make sense to me
Yes i recommend Ikaruga, BUT. this version has very sub par practice tool. and they got rid of hitting boss two early, BUT he can still hit you with his vents? just like... the GC version had the ability to practice bosses. Why not this port? Why can't i practice the TLB? you know the most important challenge in the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game? are you stupid? ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Treasure Games... just download that shmuparch or dolphin and EMULATE FOR BETTER EXPERIENCE.
My first shmup, couldn't of picked a better one. A real piece of art. To many more in the future
Very stimulating game with a lot to keep track of, However, the game is still very friendly for beginners with its various difficulties and ability to give you unlimited lives.
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