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Game entry

Ikaruga

2001 · Shoot 'em up, TPS, Puzzle, Arcade · Arcade · Treasure

After 60 duels settled by the community, Ikaruga stands no. 1,405 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,545 ELO points and 45% of wins. In its strongest family it holds position no. 6 out of 70 (Shoot 'em up).

World rank

no. 1,405

ELO score

1,545

Wins

45%

Duels played

60

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About Ikaruga

In this vertical scrolling spaceship shooter, you control a ship that can change its polarity at will. As blue/white, the ship can easily destroy red/black enemies, and vice versa. Bullets of your polarity can be collected to fuel your energy gauge, but those opposite will kill you. Destroying an enemy ship causes them to fire revenge bullets which can be absorbed and fired back by the player. Different difficulties exist to change exactly how you interact with polarized points, or how they appear.

It is the spiritual successor to Radiant Silvergun, featuring similar level and boss design, as well as it's buddhism inspired themes and aesthetics. Both are directed by Hiroshi Iuchi, who also composed Ikaruga's soundtrack.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,545 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

In the same genre

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Around this spot

The games Ikaruga sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 1,402 Resident Evil 5 Remastered 1,545
  2. 1,403 Paper Mario: Sticker Star 1,545
  3. 1,404 God Hand 1,545
  4. 1,405 Ikaruga 1,545
  5. 1,406 Virtua Tennis 4 1,545
  6. 1,407 Dark Cloud 2 1,545
  7. 1,408 Trine 1,544

Released in 2001

The standing

Where Ikaruga ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Ikaruga stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 6 out of 70 (Shoot 'em up).

Where Ikaruga ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 1,405 5,035
Shoot 'em up 6 70
2000s 407 1,308
2001 37 104

The community

The debate

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