It has always been a tough game to acquire and experience in legitimate ways. ![]() ![]() It basically became the holy grail of any Saturn collector, almost in the way that owning a copy of Ikaruga is almost mandatory for a hardcore Dreamcast (or GameCube) fan. While not the best game in the genre, Radiant Silvergun was still a damn impressive game for its time, especially considering the terrible hardware it was developed for. Back in the late 90s, the Sega Saturn received a little title called Radiant Silvergun, which would eventually become a borderline legendary cult classic among those into the genre and retro gaming in general. However, that wasn’t its developer’s first foray into the genre. It’s a testament to game design, sound, music, and most importantly, a stupidly addictive gameplay loop that keeps you coming back for more, despite its absurd difficulty. I honestly consider that 2001 gem to be the single best bullet hell of all time. Produced by Treasure Co.Whenever I write about a bullet hell shooter in this website, I almost always, in a nearly unconscious way, mention Ikaruga somewhere in said article. Because this game is out of print means that it is very hard to find and with its legendary status means that it will fetch high prices here on eBay, I paid $229.99 in Jan 08 for a Mint Complete copy but a copy that has some scratches/missing the spine card may sell for about £70.Īll in all, If you want the best and are willing to pay for it, Radiant Silvergun is worth every penny, you can always sell it on and will almost certainly get back what you paid for it, so good luck bidding! Overall, Radiant Silvergun is the best shoot em' up game ever made, its even unsurpassed some 10 years after it was released which goes to show how well made and designed the game is. The story is also well written and very interesting, I'm not about to spoil the plot but what I will say is that it is consistant and unfolds at a steady pace.Īlthough all the voices are in Japanese, the menu's are in English and are easy to navigate and clear to understand. Each piece of music adds to the action with a distinctive style, it adds greatly to the atmospere and drama which this game has in abundance. One of the other great things about Silvergun is the music, it features a full score by legendary composer Hitoshi Sakimoto of Gradius V, 2004 (PS2) and Vagrant Story, 2000 (PS1) fame. The game might be seen by some as difficult, this is the case for some gamers but the difficulty is off set with the unique weapons system that levels up each time you play, soon enough you will be completely pwning bosses without thinking too hard (well the ones in the first couple of stages atleast) and you will also unlock rewards such as Show hit boxes, stage select and slow motion mode (so you can dodge bullets easier and workout a stratergy to 100% each boss). Silvergun is FULL of bosses, there are about 20 in the Saturn mode (Saturn mode has a story and more levels)and slightly less in Arcade mode. ![]() The amount of action in this game is staggering, you will need to be alert right through the game, the short cutscenes between stages are the only times you will have to catch your breath. while on the subject of graphics, I will say now that Radiant Silvergun do es things with the Saturns hardware that was though to be impossible, the transparancies, the textures, the way the background rotates, one of the most memorable bits was leading up to and during the epic battle with Penta, it blows you away when you see the ground getting thrown about as your Silvergun corkscrews through the skys. This game was designed to be played at 60hz and EURO saturns run at 50hz meaning that the beautiful graphics that Treasure spent time and effort on are not as lush as they should be, also the ingame voices appear out of sync with what happening on screen. Its such a shame that this game was never released in the US or Europe and because of this you need to own a Saturn Console that is capable of running NTSC J region games, this can be done buy buying a Japanese Saturn (expensive but best), getting your countries Saturn modded (good option but hard to find someone to do it) or buy an Action Replay cart (cheapest option but worst output). I bought this item because I wanted the best shoot em' up game that there is. ![]() Radiant Silvergun SEGA Saturn Japan (1998)
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |