Ah, they don't even dare flip their TVs and play Tate mode! ^_^;;
Screen modes somewhat unsatisfying Ah? Sounds lack any oomph Ahhhhhh?!?
Haha, and my friend who also imported Ikaruga said that there's one technique to play Ikaruga - Pray Hard! ^^
[this message was edited by Holiday on Wed 11 Sep 22:53]
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sha-v 67th Post
Occasional Customer
"Re(1):Bad Ikaruga review by XGenGamers"
, posted Thu 12 Sep 02:08:
Lol
And you need all the help you can get, as IKARUGA is mind-bogglingly hard. While in the arcade you can always pump in more coins, in the home version your continues are limited.
and
IKARUGA's replay value lies in trying to complete all five levels within the allotted number of continues.
Someone should say them that IKARUGA is a score shooter. The goal is a high score and not to complete the game with given credits :D
[this message was edited by sha-v on Thu 12 Sep 02:08]
Mosquiton
462th Post
Gold Customer
"Re(2):Bad Ikaruga review by XGenGamers"
, posted Thu 12 Sep 13:42
These guys are used to unlimited continues and beating a shooter the first time they pick it up.
Personally I think the best model for difficulty is the DC Mars Matrix, which allowed you to purchase extra ships and continues (permanently, among other things) by using the points you got playing through any of the game modes.
There's no better way to do it that I've seen. I just wish Mars Matrix had a bit more everything.
Ah, they don't even dare flip their TVs and play Tate mode! ^_^;;
Screen modes somewhat unsatisfying Ah? Sounds lack any oomph Ahhhhhh?!?
Haha, and my friend who also imported Ikaruga said that there's one technique to play Ikaruga - Pray Hard! ^^
I don't care that they don't like the game, but I don't like that they use the word "perfect" loosely. At first they say it's arcade perfect, then later they say it's more or less perfect. Perfect=Perfect, Perfect does not equal near perfect or something else. The reason I react is because I've read so many other reviews that don't know what the word perfect means, so it's like another drop of Chinese water torcher.
Another thing I don't like is when every magazine and web site that reviews a shooter feels that they have to declare the genere dead in the review. Other than at dedicated shooting fan web sites, this is one of the few reviews that I remember that I've read of a shooter in almost a decade that didn't have the untruth "shooters are dead" written in it.
Ammadeau 0th Post
New Customer
"Re(2):Bad Ikaruga review by XGenGamers"
, posted Thu 12 Sep 20:30
quote:And you need all the help you can get, as IKARUGA is mind-bogglingly hard. While in the arcade you can always pump in more coins, in the home version your continues are limited.
and
IKARUGA's replay value lies in trying to complete all five levels within the allotted number of continues.
Proof this guy's an idiot and also that he spent less than 3 hours playing Ikaruga, since it unlocks an extra continue every hour you play until you eventually unlock free play, resulting in infinite continues.
He's also blind since he missed the big chain part of his score, which was probably zero all the time for him anyway.
Another reason 'professional' reviewers make me ill.
Playing Ikaruga with VGA TATE mode is simply awe-inspiring, in look, sound, and play.
Mosquiton
465th Post
Gold Customer
"Re(3):Bad Ikaruga review by XGenGamers"
, posted Thu 12 Sep 20:47
quote: Another reason 'professional' reviewers make me ill.
There are plenty of reviewers who put substantial amounts of time into a game before reviewing it, myself included. Because hey, I write the rhymes for YOU.
It's best to finish the game whenever possible, but yeah. So many people put up impressions as an "import review". IGN used to be really bad about that... providing only screens from the first few areas/hours of gameplay. You just have to find sources or reviewers you can trust.
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