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>…what’s twisted about Ikaruga?
It aims to be played pretty differently when you compare it to other traditional shooters. Ikaruga focuses more on scoring, highlighting its consistency and demanding routes of chaining combos and absorbing bullets in certain specific orders, mostly by not shooting at everything at once and focusing on a more cautious and precise play style; as a consequence, playing Ikaruga like any other traditional shmup, ignoring even the combo system feels “weird” and incomplete.