History YMMV / RadiantSilvergun

* SoCoolItsAwesome: Along with ''Ikaruga'', ''Radiant Silvergun'' game is considered by many to be one of the best {{Shoot Em Up}}s of all time.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Because the arcade version leaves out most in-game dialogue and cutscenes from the Saturn version, a number of these moments happen for arcade-specific players.
** For example, when fighting against GEDO-O, everything turns into a pseudo-{{Retraux}}-style wireframes complete with beeps. In the Saturn version, a small in-game cutscene occurs just beforehand where Tengai orders Creator to analyze and record your fight with the GEDO-O. The change to wireframe is concurrent with the start of the recording.
* BreatherBoss: Nasu is a relatively easy boss after Golets and before the dodecagon which transforms into a cross.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Music by Creator/HitoshiSakimoto. Some quick examples are songs like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cue-OP0iE7Q this]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9aCnQcM_EI this]].
* NightmareFuel: The Stone-Like destroys all life on the planet...[[spoiler:and there is '''nothing the heroes are able to do about it.''' They come back to Earth after escaping its destruction, and their entire LastStand was for '''[[ShootTheShaggyDog NOTHING]]'''. Repeat ''[[GroundhogDayLoop ad infinitum]]''.]]
* ScrappyMechanic:
** '''Chaining.''' To elaborate, you rack up points by shooting enemies of the same color; for every three consecutive same-color enemies destroyed, you get a chain bonus; successive iterations will yield larger bonuses, up to 100,000 points per three enemies. This is a source of headaches for many and makes the game [[NintendoHard extremely difficult even on Very Easy]], because:
*** You must leave roughly 2/3 of enemies intact, and enemies will often be firing at you or presenting [[CollisionDamage collision hazards]].
*** If you destroy so much as one enemy of the wrong color, the entire chain resets.
*** Weapon levels are tied to your score, and you NEED to power up weapons to keep later bosses from going on for too long. Therefore, mastering the scoring is nearly mandatory to survive. \\

While the game's SpiritualSuccessor ''VideoGame/{{Ikaruga}}'' also has chaining, not only does it allow you to switch color every three enemies, but the lack of weapon powerups means chaining ([[PacifistRun and even firing at all]]) becomes completely optional, therefore making the game [[SequelDifficultyDrop easier]].
** The Xbox Live port, while far from a PortingDisaster, has an issue with aspect ratio: The game runs in a 4:3 window pillarboxed into a 16:9 screen. This entire layout is then letterboxed if you're playing on a screen with an aspect ratio taller than 16:9. This is practically an insult to those who wish to play on a 4:3 screen, especially a CRT screen just like with the Saturn and ST-V versions.
** To unlock ''Ikaruga'' mode, you need to have played ''Ikaruga'' and earned at least one achievement under the same account you use to play ''Radiant Silvergun''. Unless you have an acquaintance who has the game, this amounts to $10 DLC if you don't want to play ''Ikaruga'' or already have another version of it.
* SoCoolItsAwesome: Along with ''VideoGame/{{Ikaruga}}'', this game is considered by many to be one of the best [[ShootEmUp Shoot 'Em Ups]] of all time.
* ThatOneBoss: The third boss, Gallop, is already packing a big punch with a large variety of attacks.
** [=DAIKAI10=] in Stage 2 transforms into a cross shape and back, filling the two corridors it creates with laser beams.
** Or the part where you have to fight against a series of battles against numerous small robots and you'll get surrounded by five planes.
** Ohtrigen can cause more deaths per minute than ''any other boss in the game''.
* ThatOneLevel: Evasion. Probably the most difficult stage in the entire game in terms of multiple obstacles and hard to dodge attacks from bosses.
** For those who want to get large chains, 5A is probably the most challenging one and it takes place during the boss fight. There are tons of drone ships flying around and the second phase of the fight has kamikaze ships flying at you, wall turrets firing at you and at the same time, walls like to periodically close in with a huge missile flying through, girders slide through the corridor and eventually the whole boss starts rotating. Hit a wrong enemy and the chain is reset.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Music by HitoshiSakimoto. Some quick examples are songs like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cue-OP0iE7Q this]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9aCnQcM_EI this]].

** The Xbox Live port, while far from a PortingDisaster, has an issue with aspect ratio: The game runs in a 4:3 window pillarboxed into a 16:9 screen. This entire layout is then letterboxed if you're playing on a screen with an aspect ratio narrower than 16:9. This is practically an insult to those who wish to play on a 4:3 screen, especially a CRT screen just like with the Saturn and ST-V versions.

* NightmareFuel: The Stone-Like destroys all life on the planet...[[spoiler:and there is '''nothing the heroes are able to do about it.''' Repeat ''[[GroundhogDayLoop ad infinitum]]''.]]

* BreatherBoss: Nasu is relatively easy boss after Golets and before the dodecagon which transforms into a cross.

* ScrappyMechanic: '''Chaining.''' To elaborate, you rack up points by shooting enemies of the same color; for every three consecutive same-color enemies destroyed, you get a chain bonus; successive iterations will yield larger bonuses, up to 100,000 points per three enemies. This is a source of headaches for many and makes the game [[NintendoHard extremely difficult even on Very Easy]], because:
** You must leave roughly 2/3 of enemies intact, and enemies will often be firing at you or presenting [[CollisionDamage collision hazards]].
** If you destroy so much as one enemy of the wrong color, the entire chain resets.
** Weapon levels are tied to your score, and you NEED to power up weapons to keep later bosses from going on for too long. Therefore, mastering the scoring is nearly mandatory to survive. \\

* ThatOneBoss: The third boss, Gallop, is already packing a big punch with a large variety of attacks.
** [=DAIKAI10=] in Stage 2 transforms into a cross shape and back, filling the two corridors it creates with laser beams.
** Or the part where you have to fight against a series of battles against numerous small robots and you'll get surrounded by five planes.
** Ohtrigen can cause more deaths per minute than ''any other boss in the game''.

* ThatOneLevel: Evasion. Probably the most difficult stage in the entire game in terms of mutiple obstacles and hard to dodge attacks from bosses.

* ThatOneLevel: For those who want to get large chains, 5A is probably the most challenging one and it takes place during the boss fight. There are tons of drone ships flying around and the second phase of the fight has kamikaze ships flying at you, wall turrets firing at you and at the same time, walls like to periodically close in with a huge missile flying through, girders slide through the corridor and eventually the whole boss starts rotating. Hit a wrong enemy and the chain is reset.

While the game's SpiritualSuccessor ''VideoGame/{{Ikaruga}}'' also has chaining, not only does it allow you to switch color every three enemies, but the lack of weapon powerups means chaining ([[PacifistRun or even firing at all]]) becomes completely optional, therefore making the game [[SequelDifficultyDrop easier]].

While the game's SpiritualSuccessor ''VideoGame/{{Ikaruga}}'' also has chaining, not only does it allow you to switch color every three enemies, but the lack of weapon powerups means chaining becomes completely optional, therefore making the game [[SequelDifficultyDrop easier]].

* ScrappyMechanic: '''Chaining.''' To elaborate, you rack up points by shooting enemies of the same color; for every three consecutive same-color enemies destroyed, you get a chain bonus; successive iterations will yield larger bonuses, up to 100,000 points per three enemies. This is a source of headaches for many, because:

** Weapon levels are tied to your score, and you NEED to power up weapons to keep later bosses from going on for too long. Therefore, scoring is nearly mandatory to survive. \\

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: "An XBLA port?! Hooray, I don't have to pay [[CrackIsCheaper 200 bucks]] and own a modified Saturn anymore!"
** Alternately, "An XBLA port? The collector value of my Saturn copy just dropped through the floor! Who'll pay $300 for my copy now? Screw you, Treasure!"

** Alternately, "An XBLA port? The collector value of my Saturn copy just dropped through the floor! Who'll pay $300 for my copy now? Screw you, Treasure"

* CrackIsCheaper: The Saturn port of this game goes as high as 220 USD on online shops. Thankfully, this game was released very recently on XBLA, at a mere 15 USD.

* ThatOneLevel: For those who want to get large chains, 5A is probably the most challenging one and it takes place during the boss fight. There are tons of drone ships flying around and the second phase of the fight has kamikaze ships flying at you, wall turrets firing at you and at the same time, walls like to periodically close in, girders fly through the corridor and eventually the whole boss starts rotating. Hit a wrong enemy and the chain is reset.

** Ohtrigen can cause more deaths per minute than ''any other boss in the game''.

* CrackIsCheaper: If you want a legit copy of this game from the Saturn for anything less than triple-digit USD, you [[strike:might as well attempt to invent TimeTravel]] will have to wait until September 14 2011 for the XBLA re-release.

* CrackIsCheaper: If you want a legit copy of this game from the Saturn for anything less than triple-digit USD, you [[strike:might as well attempt to invent TimeTravel]] will have to wait until Summer(?) 2011 for the XBLA re-release.

* CrackIsCheaper: If you want a legit copy of this game from the Saturn for anything less than triple-digit USD, you [[strike:might as well attempt to invent TimeTravel]] will have to wait until Spring 2011 for the XBLA re-release.