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GC: Ikaruga JPN

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NCS Game Synopsis
©NCSX▪ There was a time when hope of a home conversion of Ikaruga was all but dashed. Treasure denied it. Dejected hardcore gamers went out and procured Naomi Ikaruga (~$500 secondhand) while the shmup masses settled down and replayed Mars Matrix, Silvergun, Soukyugurentai and other notables. Ikaruga would never see the light of day on DC.

Things changed as summer ended and Treasure, goaded by sizable interest and potential preorders in Japan and the USA, had a change of heart and confirmed Ikaruga on DC. At around the same time, news of a GC conversion of Ikaruga bore fruit for release in 2003.

The Gamecube edition of Ikaruga plays exactly like the DC original based on our speeding through the first stage this morning. The cinemas flow the same, the game moves similarly well and the screen quality (D-Video piped through an XRGB-2) compares favorably to DC on VGA. New modes include a Conquest (Training) Mode and a Challenge Mode where players receive a password upon completing the game. Enter the password at www.ikaruga-atari.net (Not up yet since the game isn't slated for release in Japan until Jan 16) and see your ranking against other players across the globe.