Ikaruga is on Google Play

[killercow]

I thought it would be good to post it for those who have an android device:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...me_ticket_1791

I really hope it's gonna come out soon for IOS.

[defred34]

Originally Posted by killercow

I thought it would be good to post it for those who have an android device:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...me_ticket_1791

I really hope it's gonna come out soon for IOS.

Mother of GOD! I have only heard good things about this game (especially in the Polara thread), and have therefore got the game...downloading now.

I just hope it is playable despite me not knowing an inch of Japanese. Thanks for the share!

Update: Dammit! I'm getting an error after downloading the data. Luckily, within 15 mins so have refunded the $10. Best wait for a proper version of the game. It also seems to be linked to some free Japanese social network.

[defred34]

Ok, so someone showed me how to make the game work.

All in, it is poor. Really poor. Already the game is so challenging, you have to contend with 3 buttons (shoot, change and homing) and the movement stick (which just follows your finger). I can see this working with a controller, but on a touchscreen it is just too complex.

[syntheticvoid]

Originally Posted by killercow

I thought it would be good to post it for those who have an android device:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...me_ticket_1791

I really hope it's gonna come out soon for IOS.

Thanks for sharing, let's hope it's on it's way! =oD

[defred34]

Just realized there is an auto-shoot option in the settings.

Now the game is not too shabby. I think I completed it (5 levels?). There's infinite deaths here if you so choose.

The graphics are actually really amazing. The environment seems 3D, just that you move in a 2D plane.

What would really revolutionize the game now is that if they allow you to move + change color (now you need to stop moving first).

I can see the potential here on a proper console and why it is so highly rated in so many people's eyes.

PS: IMHO even non-shmup lovers will like this game. It plays totally different from other shumps.