One thing you'll notice while playing the game is the complete lack of powerups. one of these days I'm either going to learn Japanese so I can understand what's going on, or have it translated. There's a fair amount of slapstick humor in the opening too. There's definitely something odd going on, focusing on some kind of giant opaque diamond with tremendous powers that seems to be causing havoc, and only these three pilots (based on board the ship Tetra) can stop it. I won't even try to describe the opening, as it's something you really have to see. However, the opening is very high quality anime (for the Saturn, at any rate), so even though you won't understand it if you don't speak Japanese, you'll love watching it. The story behind Radiant Silvergun (hereafter known as RS) is not completely clear to me, as the opening is all in Japanese. It now commands very high prices on places like eBay, and is one of the most sought-after Saturn shooters ever. but unfortunately, that was not to be the case, and Radiant Silvergun stayed in Japan. Had the Saturn been able to survive and prosper here, Radiant Silvergun may have made it across the Pacific like Treasure's first Saturn game Guardian Heroes. Personally, I fall into the first category - I think the game is absolutely fantastic! It was released by Treasure for the ill-fated Sega Saturn in 1998, at a time when the system was dying here in the U.S. Radiant Silvergun is widely considered to be one of the best overhead shooters ever created by some, and at the same time also considered to be extremely overrated by others. Radiant Silvergun - Treasure/ESP - Sega Saturn - 1998
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