Ikaruga Retro Reflection

Rhys from Awesome Games writes: 'Shoot-em-ups (or shmups, if you’d prefer) are a dime a dozen in the world of gaming, especially in Japan where the genre is respected as one of the most popular around. Classics like Gradius, Life Force, 1942, Darius, Xevious and Raiden helped cement the shmup as as a mainstay in the industry; and while they’re not as numerous or popular as in their arcade heyday, developers the world over still keep finding ways to reinvigorate the genre.'