[Top 100 Modern VGTunes] #055 - Ikaruga - Spirit Being
Consoles: Dreamcast, Gamecube, Xbox 360
Developer: Treasure
Original Release: 2002
Song Comments:
Ikaruga's credits sequence. A fitting and epic closing theme to an intense game with an epic feel of its own. Hearing this after beating the game really made me feel like I went through something big, even after finishing the game several dozen times.
Game Comments:
This is my favorite 2D shooter of all time. Back in the day, I pwned this game. I could 1cc easy mode consistently (and that's all I ever bothered with because I hate suicide bullets) and was mighty proud of myself - until I found out that my Dreamcast booted it in 50 hertz, slowing the game's speed down by 18% and severely lowering the difficulty. Though now that I think about, I'll probably get the XBLA remake soon, since sh'mups are surprisingly playable with the 360 pad.