This game seems to be fun, and should be seeing how most magazines are rating it Game of the Month, but im wondering if it will arrive in the U.S., my Gamepro magazine says the Target release date is April, but i dont know if it means for Japan or the U.S. , if you have information feel free to tell.

The game comes out in the U.S. April 16, 2003.

I'm pretty sure that's he actual release date.

Thanks, that means I'll need to go get it today seeing how today is the 22nd, lol, and btw nice banner you got.

Well I just found out that an Ikaruga DVD coming out in Japan only, for around 4800 yen, it will have three replays of the best players in japan, one replay for each difficulty level.It will offer both vertical and horizontal playback views. and it comes out april 25th(my b-day, hint hint).

I have yet to have found the game, and today is May the 6th... but i havent visited software etc. yet so they might have it.

My brother and I rock at Ikaruga, we go to the 5th Chapter on our first try

i just got the game yesterday dose aney bodey knoww invincability codes

Bah, you dont need invinciblity codes... Just play fpr 10 hours and get infinite continues.

It sounds like a pretty awesome game but i want to know if it is long and hard enough to have a good replay value.

It only hads 5 levels, and it is pretty hard, but the multiplayer adds some replay value to it, and it has lots of unlockable secrets.

when you say 5 levels do you mean 5 levels with stages in them or just 5 levels.

Just 5 levels, but they are somewhat long, and do take a little while.

Man that sounds to short to be that much fun. I think i'll have to rent it to see if it is any good.

Trust me, I have this game for Dreamcast and it is no walk in the park. It's hard, but after you play a level over and over you start memorizing the patterns of the enemies and from there it kinda gets easy.

Thats pretty cool if it is hard enough to make you keep playing a level over and over.