THE DEFINITIVE VERSION OF

IKARUGA

Bullet hell? Shmup? Puzzle game? You decide.

…Just kidding, it's a puzzle game.

RELEASES

ARCADE - 2001

PROS:	- Trial mode
CONS:	- Vertical orientation only - Large amounts of slowdown in certain sections
NOTES:	- Some debate whether or not the slowdown is intentional and therefore more true to the devs intent

DREAMCAST - 2002

PROS:	- Selectable orientation - Stage select - VMU support
CONS:	- Slowdown in some sections
NOTES:	- Only released in Japan

GAMECUBE - 2003

PROS:	- Orientation select - Stage select - Slow motion section practice - Demo videos
CONS:	- EU version runs at 50Hz - No translation - Audio bugs some have reported skipping or playing while paused

XBOX 360 - 2008

PROS:	- Orientation select - Stage select - Partial translation - 720p resolution - Online co-op - Analog sensitivity controls
CONS:	- Minor inaccuracies throughout most notably the chapter 2 boss can be damaged before the battle begins
NOTES:	- Achievements added

PC - 2014

PROS:	- Orientation select - Stage select - Partial translation - 4k Resolution - Visual quality settings - Dual mode [control two ships with one controller]
CONS:	- Final Boss is not playable on Practice mode

ADDITIONAL VERSIONS

MOBILE:	- No longer available?
XBOX ONE	- Emulated 360 Version
NINTENDO SWITCH	- PC port with 1080p graphics
PLAYSTATION 4	- PC port with 4K graphics

NOTABLE DIFFERENCES

CONQUEST MENU

In the GameCube exclusive conquest menu you can select a small section (“chapter”) of a level then watch a video demo, and play in slow or normal mode.