![]() ![]() Radiant, meanwhile, gives all your weapons at the start. The fancier games even let you upgrade your primary weapon or steal new weapons off downed opponents. Most shmups give you a standard weapon and a few screen-clearing bombs when things get too nasty. See, Radiant is a different beast from your average shmup (shoot-em-up). For beginning players, it’s a nice touch, as it helps you keep up with your weapons. Aside from neat design options, the border also has a legend that displays every weapon and its corresponding button. Additionally, the game retains its original aspect ratio (the original Saturn version was an arcade port, after all), so there’s a border surrounding the actual game screen. Unlike the original Saturn version, Radiant on Arcade offers an analog control option (practically a necessity considering the 360’s mushy D-Pad). Still, that’s not a physical copy…and, well, since I don’t have the original, I have to stick to reviewing the XBLA version. The moment I got it working-the moment the game dropped me into the first stage-I was hooked. I remember, about three years ago, when I spent two days trying to get a Saturn emulator up and running on my computer just so I could play Radiant Silvergun. The point is, playing Radiant Silvergun made me want to get a Saturn. I actually bought a Saturn for many reasons, but that’s a story for a different article. I bought it on XBLA when it was given an updated rerelease a couple years ago. I don’t own a physical copy of Radiant Silvergun. ![]() Because it’s an import…but also because it’s good. Perhaps, then, it’s more appropriate to say the game is valuable. APPARENTLY, you can find it used for like twenty bucks at your local used game store. It has all the characteristic markings of a collector’s game-great gameplay, import-only, you have to jump through hoops to get the damn thing working on a non-Japanese Saturn, and it’s rare. The game is a holy grail among Western game collectors. Also, it’s really hard and everything kills you. You control a little dingus called the Silvergun, you shoot other ships, and they explode. Radiant Silvergun, also known as “The reason I eventually bought a Saturn,” is a top-down vertical 2D shoot-em-up. Treasure your Treasure games-especially if one of those games is Radiant Silvergun, because it’s worth like a million dollars and you’re a jerk for not giving it to me. ![]()
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