Really tempted to get the new PS4/Switch physical release but the shipping to Canada costs an arm and a leg. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. The game is just so satisfying to slowly get better and better at. R-type final 2 final boss, but with Radiant silvergun final boss theme. I was never able to 1-Credit-Clear the game, at my peak I'd always die somewhere in level 3, but I'm getting the itch to try and relearn the game and finally get that 1CC.

Makes clearing the last stage feel incredibly epic: I always loved how the music builds in the final level during the final boss, too. Radiant Silvergun is a vertically scrolling shoot em up. Failure to do results in a near Unwinnable scenario against the Final Boss, as underleveled weapons are ineffective and rendered useless. Both cannons 10 each easiest part to miss One of them shoots 35 ways (depending on your difficulty), the other one shoots straight lasers. Plenty of other shmups have great mechanics too, but something about the whole package of this one just comes together into a specifically/uniquely awesome experience. (BTW, check the upload date in this badboy).Īnd man, it's just reminding me what an awesome balance of insane difficulty, simple & immediately understandable mechanics, style, and music this game is.

I've been going down an Ikaruga rabbit hole after a friend reminded me of this legendary Ikaruga video from back in the day: