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Ikaruga

Vertical shoot-em-up ported from the Naomi Arcade version. Ikaruga is more or less a sequel to Radiant Silvergun by Treasure, on the Sega Saturn. Based on a two-colors system, the player has to switch between the black & white sides of his ship during gameplay. The black side is immune to black enemy bullets which it consider as bonus, and dies on impact with a white enemy bullets. Your own black bullets damages white enemies twice as more as white bullets. And vice-versa for the white side. Those properties makes a balance between protecting yourself well and killing enemies fast. This aspect, combined with specific enemy patterns and a combo system makes Ikaruga an original shoot-em-up wit...

Genre: Action
Year: 2003
Developer: Treasure
Publisher: Infogrames, Inc.
Players: 2

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Achievements

53 achievements · 845 total points

Ideally Suited for Combat [Normal Game] Clear Chapter 1 on Normal difficulty or higher (1P only)
5 pts
The Real Purpose of a Trial Is To Make You Stronger [Normal Game] Clear Chapter 2 on Normal difficulty or higher (1P only)
5 pts
Faith Will Carry You Through [Normal Game] Clear Chapter 3 on Normal difficulty or higher (1P only)
10 pts
And Then Reality Reared Its Ugly Head [Normal Game] Clear Chapter 4 on Normal difficulty or higher (1P only)
10 pts
Metempsychosis [Normal Game] Clear the Final Chapter & Epilogue on Normal difficulty or higher (1P only)
25 pts
Will To Live [Normal Game] Clear Chapter 1 on Hard difficulty (1P only)
5 pts
Conquer Yourself [Normal Game] Clear Chapter 2 on Hard difficulty (1P only)
10 pts
Ability to Take Action [Normal Game] Clear Chapter 3 on Hard difficulty (1P Only)
10 pts
Seek, See, Hear, Think, Do [Normal Game] Clear Chapter 4 on hard difficulty (1P only)
10 pts
Is This What We Wished For? [Normal Game] Clear the Final Chapter & Epilogue on Hard difficulty (1P Only)
25 pts
Good Ideal [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 1 on Normal difficulty or higher with at least a B rank (1P only).
5 pts
Good Trial [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 2 on Normal difficulty or higher with at least a B rank (1P only).
5 pts
Good Faith [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 3 on Normal difficulty or higher with at least a B rank (1P only).
5 pts
Good Reality [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 4 on Normal difficulty or higher with at least a B rank (1P only).
5 pts
Good Metempsychosis [Normal Game or Practice] Clear the Final Chapter on Normal difficulty or higher with at least a B rank (1P only).
5 pts
The Ideal of Excellence [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 1 on Normal difficulty or higher with at least an A rank (1P only).
10 pts
Excellent Trial [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 2 on Normal difficulty or higher with at least an A rank (1P only).
10 pts
Faith in Excellence [Normal Game or Practice Clear Chapter 3 on Normal difficulty or higher with at least an A rank (1P only).
10 pts
Excel in Reality [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 4 on Normal difficulty or higher with at least an A rank (1P only).
10 pts
Discover the Excellence of Metempsychosis [Normal Game or Practice] Clear the the Final Chapter on Normal difficulty or higher with at least an A rank (1P only).
10 pts
The Superb Ideal [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 1 on Normal difficulty or higher with at least an S rank (1P only).
25 pts
Superbly Overcoming Your Trial [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 2 on Normal difficulty or higher with at least an S rank (1P only).
25 pts
A Superb Faith [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 3 on Normal difficulty or higher with at least an S rank (1P only).
25 pts
Reality Superb [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 4 on Normal difficulty or higher with at least an S rank (1P only).
25 pts
Metempsychosis of the Superb [Normal Game or Practice] Clear the Final Chapter on Normal difficulty or higher with at least an S rank (1P only).
25 pts
Ideal: Master [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 1 on Normal difficulty or higher with an S++ rank (1P only).
25 pts
Trial: Master [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 2 on Normal difficulty or higher with an S++ rank (1P only).
50 pts
Faith: Master [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 3 on Normal difficulty or higher with an S++ rank (1P only).
50 pts
Reality: Master [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 4 on Normal difficulty or higher with an S++ rank (1P only).
50 pts
Metempsychosis: Transmigration Complete [Normal Game or Practice] Clear the Final Chapter on Normal difficulty or higher with an S++ rank (1P only).
50 pts
What Makes Them Go? [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 1 on Normal difficulty or higher without dying (1P Only).
10 pts
Stubborn Your Own Will Is [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 2 on Normal difficulty or higher without dying (1P Only).
10 pts
Facing Unreasonable Burdens [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 3 on Normal difficulty or higher without dying (1P Only).
10 pts
Reality is Unveiled [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 4 on Normal difficulty or higher without dying (1P Only).
10 pts
Can We See the Liberty and Freedom? [Normal Game or Practice] Clear the Final Chapter & Epilogue on Normal difficulty or higher without dying (1P Only).
25 pts
Weather The Storm [Normal Game] Clear the game on Normal difficulty or higher without continuing (1P only, Lives set to 3)
50 pts
Dot Eater: Ideal [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 1 on Normal difficulty or higher with the rank of Dot Eater! (1P only).
10 pts
Dot Eater: Trial [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 2 on Normal difficulty or higher with the rank of Dot Eater! (1P only).
10 pts
Dot Eater: Faith [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 3 on Normal difficulty or higher with the rank of Dot Eater! (1P only).
10 pts
Dot Eater: Reality [Normal Game or Practice] Clear Chapter 4 on Normal difficulty or higher with the rank of Dot Eater! (1P only).
10 pts
Dot Eater: Metempsychosis [Normal Game or Practice] Clear the Final Chapter on Normal difficulty or higher with the rank of Dot Eater! (1P only).
10 pts
Dominant Dot Devourer [Normal Game] On Normal difficulty or higher, achieve a full game rank of Real DOT-EATER! (1P only)
50 pts
A Nice Breather... In Hell! [Normal Game] Clear the game on Easy difficulty (1P only)
10 pts
Pretty Pictures Unlock Gallery 1
5 pts
Interesting Images Unlock Gallery 2
5 pts
Satisfying Sounds Unlock Sound Test
5 pts
Bullet Hell Building Block Unlock Prototype Mode
5 pts
Forever War Unlock infinite continues.
5 pts
The Ideal Prototype [Normal Game] Clear Chapter 1 in Prototype mode on Normal difficulty or higher (1P mode)
5 pts
Prototypical Trial [Normal Game] Clear Chapter 2 in Prototype mode on Normal difficulty or higher (1P mode)
5 pts
Prototypical Faith [Normal Game] Clear Chapter 3 in Prototype mode on Normal difficulty or higher (1P mode)
10 pts
Prototype of Reality [Normal Game] Clear Chapter 4 in Prototype mode on Normal difficulty or higher (1P mode)
10 pts
Transmigation of the Prototype [Normal Game] Clear the Final Chapter & Epilogue in Prototype mode on Normal difficulty or higher (1P mode)
25 pts

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Ikaruga frequently asked questions

How do I play Ikaruga on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Ikaruga in the GameCube library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Ikaruga have achievements?

Yes, Ikaruga has 53 achievements worth 845 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Ikaruga for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Ikaruga on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.