The player hosts an arsenal of six different types of shots to choose from, and a sword to destroy nearby targets. Like previous Treasure games, Radiant Silvergun concentrates heavily on boss battles. I've begun to see the reason why we are here.". Back Spread- … This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for: Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other All The Tropes Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. The player takes control of a pilot in a small crew that escaped the Stone-Like's blast, helming the eponymous Silvergun and returns to the planet to discover the secrets behind the artifact. Radiant Silvergun is a vertically scrolling shooters video game, developed by Treasure Co. Ltd. See also Ikaruga, the Spiritual Successor to Radiant Silvergun. The Japanese often use numbers (and letters, here) to represent certain words or sounds: "64" is shorthand for "mushi" or "bug"; "q" in this case means "kyuu" or "ball". It was ported to Xbox Live Arcade internationally on September 14, 2011.. The infamous boss warning screen appears about two dozen times and bosses take numerous different forms to try to annihilate the player. Vulcan- Fires a rapid-fire stream of bullets forward from the front end of the ship. 3. Igarashi: So, Tengai, just how is my son doing on the tests? It was released in arcades on the ST-V platform in 1998 and subsequently ported to the Sega Saturn, with added cutscenes by noted animation studio GONZO. The game was not released outside of Japan. 13B/Specter's resin kit Edit. by abasm. It was ported to Xbox Live Arcade on September 14, 2011. Radiant Silvergun is a vertical scrolling shooter by Treasure, released exclusively in Japan for the arcades (on the Sega Titan-Video hardware) and on the Sega Saturn in 1998. The story is rather bleak and depressing: a strange crystalline structure called the Stone-Like is found in an ancient ruined city, and then proceeds to kill everyone on Earth. Be Praying Homing- Fires double energy blasts that home in on enemies. Spread- Fires explosive warheads from the sides of the ship at a 22.5 degree angle. * Read the most helpful review Giant Bomb users. Game » Weapons gain in strength as you score points with them, and destroying a chain of enemies that have the same color gives higher and higher bonuses as the chain continues. The gameplay is rather unique, allowing you to use any of seven weapons at any time, as well as a charged attack. Thus, you'll need to use a variety of attack methods to level up evenly, as well as NOT destroying enemies of other colors so as to not break the chain. Open the folder on the CD called ''Furoku'' which is Japanese for Appendix. Top Rated Lists for Radiant Silvergun 100 items Every Video Game I've Ever Beaten. The main character and pilot of the red Silvergun ship (player one), Buster is cool headed and heroic. Guy: *tsk tsk tsk* C'mon, pops, you don't need tests if you've got the guts! to the point where he kamikaze-attacks the Stone-Like. The gameplay is rather unique, allowing you to use any of seven weapons at any time, as well as a charged attack. Released Sep 14, 1998. No images yet. The return to the Earth Defense Army Headquarters during Stage 5, where the Stone-Like unleashed its. It was ported to Xbox Live Arcade on September 14, 2011.. Radiant Silvergunis a vertically-scrolling shoot-'em-up game. It was originally released in Japanese arcades in 1998 and subsequently ported to the Sega Saturnlater that year. 1. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Be Praying. Inside you will find two japanese Microsoft Word Documents, one with character notes with the filename ''chr_set.doc'' and the other which is the last revision of Hiroshi Iuchi's script with the filename ''scenario.doc''. Unfortunately, the Options+ menu (which let you make hitboxes visible or alter the Silvergun's speed) was lost in the mix - even after ninety hours of play, people haven't been able to make it appear. 3. The gameplay is rather unique, allowing various combinations of three buttons to fire any of seven weapons at any time, as well as a charged attack. 100 items Brad: Quick Look Start to Death Time 100 items Retro games that have Quick Looks 2. You know it's coming, but, The Gallop you face off against in Stage 3C is a direct reference to the, Guy has more than a passing resemblance to another, For those who thought the Stone-Like's actions, Among other obvious additions, there was an extra option thrown in for those that had. The stages are tightly designed to present players with scenarios that can be approache… The weapon buttons on the Silvergun's throttle quadrant are a reference to the buttons on the Japanese Sega Saturn HSS-0101-S control pad, whose A, B, and C face buttons are colored green, yellow, and blue, respectively. Another issue is that the game is presented in a 16:9 pillarboxed screen, even on non-16:9 displays, resulting in a significantly reduced game window--a problem for players who don't have HDTVs or want to play on a CRT. One of the items listed is a move name, "6464-q". Combining two of the three primary weapons can result in one of three new weapons; 1. Radiant Silvergun is a vertical scrolling shooter by Treasure, released in arcades (on the Sega Titan-Video hardware) and on the Sega Saturn in 1998. The player is given a wide arsenal of weapons from the start of the game with three primary weapons; 1. Guy: *screams in anguish*. Things are just getting worse from this point on. Put your Radiant Silvergun CD into computer's CD ROM Drive. Trivia Edit. ; It is possible that the Ver. Penta and its Silverguns, which use modified versions of your own attacks, Guy's attempt to destroy the Stone-Like at the end of Stage 5, after everyone else dies, Creator tells the player that not only is the Stone-Like the guardian of Earth, it. (Inter-color chains would not appear until Ikaruga, but is available as an option in the XBLA remake if you got any achievements in the former's XBLA remake.) Radiant Silvergun is a vertical scrolling shooter by Treasure, released in arcades (on the Sega Titan-Video hardware) and on the Sega Saturn in 1998. HE'S THE WORST DAMN PILOT IN THE HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY! Black Friday Sale: Take 20% Off All Giant Bomb Merch Until 11/30! Be Praying Failure to do results in a near Unwinnable scenario against the Final Boss, as underleveled weapons are ineffective and rendered useless. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll Things are just getting worse from this point on, EVERYONE except the group on the Tetra dies when the Stone-Like goes berserk, https://allthetropes.fandom.com/wiki/Radiant_Silvergun?oldid=47064. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. not to mention the Silverguns on the Penta after exhausting all their other attacks on the player. consists of 3 releases. 2. Our superiors have placed a lot of expectations on these new models, so please, do your best! Most of the boss names also mean something, slyly disguised as random letters and numbers: As an example, take the boss DAN-564, which is a giant pillbug. © 2020 GIANT BOMB, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. send you an email once approved. Igarashi: On other matters, I recall that today is the last day of your tests! The story follows a team of fighter pilots in the far future who are battling waves of enemies summoned by a mysterious crystal dug up from the Earth. Radiant Silvergun is a shoot 'em up developed by Treasure.