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Ikaruga Pleases Me

April 8, 2008 by Nat 4 Comments

Quite possibly the greatest shooter of all time is being released tomorrow on Xbox Live for 800 points. I’m seriously considering taking my first ever personal day just for a video game. It is the only game I have played consistently for almost three years.

This game is not for the faint of heart. The person in the video above has played it a lot more than I have, a lot more.

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  1. Toms says

    April 8, 2008 at 8:19 pm

    This would be your first ever gaming related personal day? I’m not sure if I should be proud or disgusting at how frequently I do that…

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  2. Tony says

    April 8, 2008 at 11:00 pm

    Very nice. It’s shmup week at buttonmashing!

    I missed out on Ikaruga on the Gamecube. Looks like I really did miss out.

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  3. nowak says

    April 10, 2008 at 1:14 am

    Got it myself. I used to be able to S++ the first two levels and now I’m struggling to get an A 🙁 My skills are lacking and watching that embeded video doesn’t help. Although, really, that guy’s mostly just showing off. There’s little benefit to what he does (except for a few parts which yield extra enemies for higher points).

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  4. Nat says

    April 10, 2008 at 9:28 am

    Yeah. I wondered if anyone here would see that. He’s doing something rare for an Ikaruga player: playing style over substance.

    I think it means he’s moved beyond the chains and points aspect of the game and has reached a near nirvana of playing.

    Some of his close moves are amazing. He really knows the hit boundaries of the ship. I’ve been trying them for a couple of months now and I still struggle. Once you learn a path that works for yourself it’s hard to unlearn.

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