The player takes control of a space battle craft that shoots an infinite amount of bullets at incoming targets and has to avoid being hit by overwhelming amounts of bullets displayed on the screen. The basic concept of Ikaruga is very simple and should be known to most people by now… but for the uninitiated, here is a recap. While the Switch may not yet offer a physical release of Ikaruga (this may well change in the not so distant future with any luck), it still offers one of the most famous shmups in the world, for the first time in a fully hybrid home and handheld version! Ikaruga has seen re-releases over the years since all the way back on the Xbox 360 but also in more recent years on Steam.

Thankfully, digital HD re-releases, or in some cases on Nintendo's side of things, Virtual Console releases, make such titles available at a much more affordable price for newer audiences to sample on newer hardware. Still, for anyone willing to acquire a physical copy today, they have to be ready to pay a pretty penny for it.

Ikaruga is one such title, although it does not reach the heights of its predecessor, Radiant Silvergun for the SEGA Saturn.

Frequently, gamers witness the comeback of great classics from the past that have become so overpriced on original hardware over the years that they both fascinate and disgust people because they tend to become so hard to get a hold of at a good price.

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