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One of the best shoot ‘em ups ever just arrived on Steam25 years late
25 years late
Image credit:Treasure
Image credit:Treasure
Radiant Silvergunis a little less well known than its successorIkaruga, but it remains a shmup classic from Treasure, the masters of the genre. It was released in Japanese arcades in 1998 and it arrives on Steam today.
Radiant Silvergun - Steam TrailerThe Steam trailer for Radiant Silvergun.Watch on YouTube
Radiant Silvergun - Steam Trailer
Although originally released in arcades and only in Japan, Radiant Silvergun came to Sega Saturn shortly thereafter, and eventually arrived in the west via Xbox Live Arcade in 2011. It then got a Nintendo Switch port in September of last year, paving the way for today’s PC release.
The PC edition has a few extra bells and whistles, including local co-op, online leaderboards and downloadable replays. You can also play online co-op using Steam Remote Play.
I’m probably not good enough to get the most out of Radiant Silvergun, just as with its sorta-sequel Ikaruga, but I’m looking foroward to giving its story and arcade modes a go and seeing how long I last. Radiant Silvergun is £16.6/$20
