Radiant Silvergun Review (Steam)
For this Radiant Silvergun Review, Set on the earth and in space on July 14, 2520 A.D., the film explores the mystery of mankind’s extinction. Various terrains become battlefields. Enemies attack from all directions. There are 23 bosses in total. Aim for a high score by using score bonuses and level-up weapons!
Radiant Silvergun Review Pros:
- Decent graphics.
- 971.87MB download size.
- Steam achievements.
- A port of the Xbox 360 Arcade version.
- Full controller support.
- Graphics settings – display size, rendering ratio mode, display position, filter, translucent, wallpaper, wallpaper brightness, face window, subtitles, and fullscreen.
- HUD settings – type (new/old), edge position for left/right/upper/lower, show weapon list and replay progress display.
- Keyboard support.
- You can rebind controls for both the keyboard and the controller buttons.
- How to play menu – image and text-based.
- Local multiplayer modes – Arcade, and story modes.
- Single-player modes – Arcade, and story.
- Arcade and story mode – normal play, score attack, training, and replay.
- Single-player arcade mode settings – difficulty (very easy/easy/normal/hard/very hard), chain mode (original/Ikaruga), number of ships (1 to 10), and score extension.
- Shmup gameplay.
- An end-of-stage breakdown showing score, destruction bonuses, and hit rate percentage.
- Story mode allows three save slots.
- Big boss encounters.
- Fantastic animations and animated backgrounds.
- Japanese voice with English subtitles.
- The story is told via text and player portraits.
- Full online and offline leaderboards.
- Bullet hell elements.
- Full stats breakdown including total game timer.
Radiant Silvergun Review Cons:
- A port of the Xbox 360 arcade version.
- The movement feels slow and sluggish.
- It cannot set the sensitivity for movement.
- Doesn’t offer a playable tutorial.
- No online multiplayer.
- It shows its age in terms of layouts and progression.
- The game loves a lot of small tight spaces and tunnels to fly through.
- At times it can be really hard to see what it is in play or what is the background.
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Radiant Silvergun:
Developer: トレジャー (treasure-inc.co.jp)
Publisher: Livewire
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