（レイディアント・シルバーガン）

Maker - Treasure   Catalogue No. - T-32902G

Type - 3D Shooting Action

The most over hyped Shooter in history finally gets a place in my collection for the hefty sum of 15’000 yen (Bought November 2004) which is quite a lot when most used shooters peak at 5000 yen. I’m sure that most of you know about Radiant Silvergun but just incase you don’t let me tell you a little about it. Radiant Silvergun is by Treasure, one of the most praised software houses in the world. So much so that even their standard games receive praise beyond belief which brings me to the point that I can't understand.  Why do some people have so much love for this game?  I admit that Radiant Silvergun is a good shooter but the way some people react you’d expect it to be the ultimate game that no other can touch. I’m 100% positive that if this game was made by a no mark company then nobody would give a shit about it or not as much as they do now because it’s made by Treasure.

Visually Radiant Silvergun pushes the Saturn to new heights with some amazing 3D environments filled with 3D and 2D magic that you’d never think possible on the Saturn. It’s a shame the same can’t be said about the audio. Again many people praise the audio on Radiant Silvergun and again it is good but no where near as good as the fan boys make it out to be. In fact I feel it doesn’t suit the game at times. There are many other shooters out there with far superior sound tracks.

Radiant Silvergun's weapon system works well if not a little too smart for it’s own good (Just like Ikaruga on the Dreamcast which is also by Treasure) which can lead to confusion in the moment of panic. Still, the amount of different weapons on offer is very impressive indeed.  It will just take a little getting use too.

So after bitching over Radiant Silvergun I expect to get quite a few hate mails from the fan boys but before you guys do start writing your mails, remember one thing. I have an opinion just like you do. I choose not to praise Radiant Silvergun like you guys do simply because I don’t think it deserves it. If this game was cheaper than it is then maybe I would have a little more respect for it but as it is I find paying 15’000 yen for a mint copy pretty difficult to justify. Much more fun can be had from buying 2 or even 3 other top notch shooters on the Saturn for the same price.