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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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About Ikaruga
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
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The player ship, all enemies and bullets are black or white. Player's polarity can be switched at will.
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Your ship can absorb enemy bullets of the same polarity. Filled energy goes to fire powerful homing lasers! (Release Power)
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Defeat 3 enemies in a row of the same polarity and get the chain bonus! Building up high scores feels like a puzzle game?
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Spectacular 3D graphics. Fast and smooth game play.
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2 Players game (Local) and Double Play Mode: You can play 2 Players game with one controller.
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5 levels. Tactical level design and boss battles.
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3 difficulty levels: EASY, NORMAL, HARD. Change your tactics depending on the difficulty.
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2 Game modes: ARCADE, PROTOTYPE (not hidden).
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Replay data save is available. You can also download them from the Leaderboards.
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Vertical screen mode support. You can also play the game like a side-scrolling shooter by rotating only the game screen.
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Xbox360 controller, Keyboard and Mouse support.
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