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Ikaruga is a vertically scrolling shoot-em-up by Treasure, who made Radiant Silvergun. It's meant to be rock hard, tactical and absolutely brilliant. Edge gave it 8 out of 10, and so did GamesTM, who also called it a masterpiece. I doubt it will be a commercial success but I'm definitely going to buy it. My top three most wanted games are now Zelda, Unity and Ikaruga. So there.
There's a bunch of videos at cube.ign.com/objects/489/489323.html I don't think the Japanese bloke's head is part of the game.
What's it like?