Ikaruga is a fast-paced scrolling shooter with a twist – players must constantly switch their ship’s polarity to maximize their damage output and avoid incoming enemy fire of the opposite polarity, featuring a two-player co-op mode both locally and over Xbox Live. Newcomers can also easily bring their skill up to speed by using the game’s slow motion training mode.

Ikaruga is a perfect combination of beautiful, manga-style storytelling and challenging arcade heroics, all brought to life in a gorgeous HD environment.

Gamers itching to obtain a moment of “Ikaruga” glory will be wise to master the chaining system that detects when enemies of the same polarity are destroyed consecutively. Doing so will reward players with huge score bonuses, which will be key to topping “Ikaruga’s” leaderboards.

The ability to relive a particularly harrowing battle is also possible thanks to the game’s record and replay function, which is new to the Xbox Live Arcade version of the game.

Having just released Ikaruga on Switch (May 29th), developer Treasure revealed today that the shmup is coming to PS4.

No specifics were revealed apart from the fact that an official announcement will be made next week, and that it is coming to PS4 "soon."

Features:

• Players pilot their sleek Ikaruga fighter and face off against enemy ships, while they maneuver to avoid obstacles and other dangers.
• Switching the polarity of the ship between black and white will let pilots absorb bullets of the same color, while opposite colored bullets do damage.
• As bullets become absorbed, the player’s homing laser attack becomes up to 10x more powerful than a standard shot.
• Spectacular 3D graphics showcase this vertically scrolling shoot ‘em up cult classic.
• Five stages feature elegant, yet tactical, level design and include challenging boss battles.
• Two game modes include Arcade and Prototype, with support for single player and two player cooperative modes.
• Vertical screen mode support allows for the game to play like a side-scrolling shooter!

Already available on Gamecube, Xbox 360, nintendo Switch, and PC, Ikaruga is coming to PS4 soon.