Ikaruga developer pledges original shooter for Xbox 360

by Ross Miller { Sep 21st 2005 at 5:00PM }

Radiant Silvergun (225) Treasure, makers of such quintessential shooter titles Radiant Silvergun (Saturn) and Ikaruga (Dreamcast, GameCube), have announced an original shooter game for the Xbox 360. Ikaruga, while not a huge seller for consoles, was highly regarded as an insanely hard game, and anyone who could show some skill in the game was revered for his or her awesome power.

While the announcement of an original title may upset fans hoping for an Ikaruga 2, fear not - very likely the game announced will still be an insanely difficult top-down shooter with gorgeous visuals. While it may not have the title, it will still be a spiritual successor, much like Ikaruga was for Radiant Silvergun.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Bri @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

wooohoooo, we've been starved of these types of games on XBox

BP @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

Does anyone know where you can get Ikaruga cheap? Most stores online & not don't seem to carry it.

shawn @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

I love Ikaruga... SOOO much, so this is the best news I've heard all day! The Xbox 360 as a choice of platform is questionable to say the least, but whatever. New Treasure Shooter! Yay!

Oshi @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

Screw the XBOX. Give me a good shooter fopr the PS3.

I love shooters. How I miss the arcade.

Ross Miller @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

BP -

I had bought Ikaruga the week it came out on GameCube, a few years back, for $40, then got stupid and sold it to GameStop (that was a mistake) about a year later. Just this weekend I picked it up at a local GameStop...for $25. But, y'know, I was willing to pay that, so it's my own damn fault.

shadowfamicom @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

i have Ikaruga for my region free DC (i modded it myself) and it is my favorite shooter of alltime.

Christopher7xii @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

Ikaruga is worth owning a GameCube for.

This will make an X360 worth owning.

For anyone looking for it, you're gonna have a hard time. It was like monster rancher for PS1... Awesome niche game(in todays market), so limited supplies and it got discontinued before it took off.

Nanostray for the DS or Star Soldier for the PSP are great ways to tide yourself over until then.