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Originally dubbed Project RS2, Ikaruga is sometimes seen as the spiritual successor to Radiant Silvergun, a renowned shoot them up, developed by Treasure in 1998 on Saturn. Ikaruga stands out by focusing its gameplay around the concept of bichrome, inspired by their previous title Silhouette Mirage. Ikaruga’s innovation is the differentiation of all the game’s mechanisms into two colors: white and black (although for visibility reasons, these two colors are surrounded by a blue and red halo). Only a projectile of opposite color to the Ikaruga can destroy it. If it is of the same color, it is absorbed and increases the energy stock of the vessel which can be released at any time in a burst of destructive rays all the more numerous the stored energy is important. If the enemies cannot change color, the player can instantly switch between them and enjoy the effects of polarity. An enemy hit by a shot of the opposite color will be destroyed twice as quickly, but if it is destroyed by a shot of the same color, it will release a pack of bullets in the direction of the Ikaruga that it can absorb.

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