What Gamespot Users have to say about Ikaruga

  • Rating:9.1

    By gimpster | Review Date: Jun 02, 2004 | GC

    I picked up this game after readin several good reviews about it and because I've kind of been on a side-scrolling kick lately with Metal Slug 3. The game is a classic top-down plane shooter but with a unique twist that... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.3

    By GDIguy103 | Review Date: Oct 10, 2003 | GC

    Perhaps the greatest shooter ever until Gradius V comes out. Unfortunately the game's difficultly level will scare off only the most hardcore and dedicated players. I really like this game since it distinguishes itself a... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.2

    Ikaruga is simply one of the better games this generation, and it's a tribute to all the great games of yesteryear.

    By D-MonDRV | Review Date: Aug 11, 2003 | GC

    Nowadays, if you ask a casual gamer about shooters, they’ll talk about games such as GoldenEye, Doom, or TimeSplitters 2. If you asked an arcade gamer about them, that person would probably talk about many great classics... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.9

    By zee_jay | Review Date: May 28, 2003 | GC

    Ikaruga is a 2D shooter in the classical sense - avoid crashing into everything and shoot everything. The action is unrelenting, with the screen constantly brimming with enemies above beatifully rendered 3D backdrops. O... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.8

    By LordsArmy | Review Date: May 06, 2003 | GC

    Visualy, Ikaruga is firing on all cilinders. This game look incredible. Being a big TD shooter fan, this is almos tlike heaven for me. The twists that Ikaruga puts on the genre are most welcome. One of my Favorite th... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.8

    By Celsian | Review Date: Apr 18, 2003 | GC

    Chances are, you fall into one of two categories. Either you imported the Dreamcast release of Ikaruga last year and are already hopelessly addicted, or you’ve never heard of it before. For those of you who fit into the ... Read Full Review

    5 of 6 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.6

    By patsu | Review Date: Apr 18, 2003 | GC

    I agree with the previous poster. If you're a game cube owner, don't miss this game. It's amazing and the gameplay (polarity switching, fast pace and mean graphics) cannot be adequately conveyed in words. The only thi... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful