IKARUGA

  • Games

    An Insider Look into the World of Competitive Bullet Hells

    What the under-appreciated art of the shoot 'em-up says about competitive culture and what makes an esport.

    Mark R. Johnson and Alexandra Orlando
  • Games

    Ikaruga

    The most legendary of shmup games amongst people who don't self-identify as shmup fans, Ikaruga is now on Xbox Live Arcade in 2008 after seeing release on the GameCube in 2003, the Dreamcast in 2002, and Japanese arcades in 2001.

    Stephen Lea Sheppard
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