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Ikaruga

Ikaruga

TREASUREpub. TREASURE

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!

Overwhelmingly Positive
$9.99
Feb 18, 2014
Steam ↗
Reviews
2,160
Overwhelmingly Positive
Positive
95.0%
2,052 positive
Followers
—
Est. WishlistsestiProxy: followers × 12 (industry heuristic)
—
Est. OwnersestiBoxleiter method: reviews × 32
69.1K
Est. RevenueestiEst. owners × ~62% of list price
$428.1K
Price (US)
$9.99
Release
Feb 18, 2014
About
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!

Features

  • The player ship, all enemies and bullets are black or white.
    Player's polarity can be switched at will.
  • Your ship can absorb enemy bullets of the same polarity.
    Filled energy goes to fire powerful homing lasers! (Release Power)
  • Defeat 3 enemies in a row of the same polarity and get the chain bonus!
    Building up high scores feels like a puzzle game?
  • Spectacular 3D graphics. Fast and smooth game play.
  • 2 Players game (Local) and
    Double Play Mode: You can play 2 Players game with one controller.
  • 5 levels. Tactical level design and boss battles.
  • 3 difficulty levels: EASY, NORMAL, HARD.
    Change your tactics depending on the difficulty.
  • 2 Game modes: ARCADE, PROTOTYPE (not hidden).
  • Replay data save is available.
    You can also download them from the Leaderboards.
  • Vertical screen mode support.
    You can also play the game like a side-scrolling shooter by rotating only the game screen.
  • Xbox360 controller, Keyboard and Mouse support.
★ Reviews
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
2,160 total reviews
2,052 positive (95.0%)108 negative
Genres
ActionIndie
Features
Family SharingFull controller supportMulti-playerRemote Play on TVRemote Play TogetherShared/Split ScreenSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards
Tags
2DActionAddictiveArcadeBullet HellClassicControllerCo-opDifficultGreat SoundtrackIndieLocal Co-OpLocal MultiplayerPuzzleRetro
Developer
TREASURE
Publisher
TREASURE
Platforms
Estimates — owners use the Boxleiter method (reviews × 32), wishlists proxy followers × 12, revenue uses ~62% of list price × est. owners. These are rough industry heuristics, not official data.
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