History VideoGame / RadiantSilvergun

!!Tropes used in Radiant Silvergun:

* AirborneAircraftCarrier: Tetra [[spoiler: and its doppelgänger Penta]].

* AttackDrone: A few bosses have them.
* BigBad: The Stone-Like.

* ChargedAttack: The ''collect'' type.
* ClimaxBoss: Most notably the second boss in Stage 5.

* ContinuingIsPainful: Continuing preserves your score and weapon levels...however, this will invalidate your score when you go to the ranking screen.

* DepopulationBomb: Seen in the end of Stage 2.

* EnergyBall: You and the enemies can fire out these.

* FrickinLaserBeams: Many bosses fire these.

* TheGoomba: Drones: they're small, they're weak, they don't attack much (unless on very hard difficulty) and they're everywhere. They're mainly used to get the chain meter high and to collect pink bullets.

* HomingProjectile: You can fire these, enemies can fire these.
* HotBlooded: Guy [[spoiler: to the point where he kamikaze-attacks the Stone-Like.]]

* LaserBlade: The Radiant Sword.

* MeaningfulName: Creator's name is both a reference to [[spoiler: what he does at the end of the game]] and [[spoiler: that he's an AuthorAvatar of the game's designer, Hiroshi Iuchi]].

* MirrorBoss: [[spoiler: Penta and its Silverguns, which use modified versions of your own attacks]].

* ThePhoenix: Ohtrigen, only in the Saturn version.

* PoorCommunicationKills: The BossSubtitles actually ''do'' provide useful information about the boss you're about to encounter, but it's intentionally made so cryptic the average gamer won't figure it out before the fight...or even far after the fact. That is, until you hit the FinalBoss, where you get three easy-to-follow hints:

* RoarBeforeBeating: [=NASU=] (the robotic snake) roars before battle.

* SenselessSacrifice / StupidSacrifice: [[spoiler:Guy's attempt to destroy the Stone-Like at the end of Stage 5]].

* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler: Pretty much the entire game was all for naught.]]
* ShoutOut: Most bosses in Radiant Silvergun are a reference to something else. [[spoiler: It goes hand in hand with the EternalRecurrence and {{Subtext}} commentary on the state of the gaming industry; some of these bosses are implied to both be man-made creations from previous cycles as well as other gaming titles]].

* SinisterGeometry: The Stone-Like.

* StationaryBoss: Many bosses.

* SuperPrototype: The Silvergun fighters.

* TurtlePower: Bechew. It ''will'' [[{{Pun}} bea-chew]] up.

* UpdatedRerelease: One of Microsoft's Tokyo Game Show 2010 announcements was an XBLA remake. There was much rejoicing... except from those hoping to [[CrackIsCheaper invest in legit Sega Saturn copies]].

* WaveMotionGun: Many bosses have that.
* WeaponizedExhaust: Penta briefly uses these.

** A ''broader'' one happens in [[spoiler: Stage 1, where you are sent back in time ''100,000 years'' by the Stone-Like. Not so coincidentally, this is roughly when modern humans, genetically speaking, first appeared]].

* StableTimeLoop

* [[FromBadToWorse From Bad to]] [[UpToEleven (Much)]] [[{{Understatement}} Worse]]

* FighterLaunchingSequence

* GaiasVengeance

''Radiant Silvergun'' is a vertical scrolling shooter by Creator/{{Treasure}}, [[NoExportForYou released exclusively in Japan]] for the arcades (on the Sega Titan-Video hardware) and on the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn in 1998. It was [[UpdatedRerelease ported to]] XboxLiveArcade [[RemadeForTheExport internationally]] on September 14, 2011.

* OutOfOrder: In the scene during which the Stone-Like's explosion destroys the world occurs at exactly 9:38 PM according to one scene in the game. However, in Stage 2 (which took place on that same day,) the player does not reach the beginning of Stage 2E until 9:58 PM, exactly 20 minutes AFTER THE EXPLOSION SUPPOSEDLY TOOK PLACE. The player still has a little ways to go by this point until the end of the stage, too.

* [[FromBadToWorse From Bad to]] [[UpToEleven (Much)]] [[{{Understatement}} worse]]

* {{From Bad To|Worse}} '''''[[UptoEleven Way]]''''' [[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]] [[FromBadToWorse Worse]]

* SkippableBoss: W(--)W in the Saturn version.[[note]]Yes, that boss' official name is W(--)W.[[/note[[ However, beating it can reward the player with bonus points.

** [[spoiler: AfterTheEnd]]: [[spoiler: [[EternalRecurrence Again and again and again ...]]]]
* ApocalypseHow: The gamee ''opens up'' with a ApocalypseHow/{{Class 6}} example by the Stone-like. Four humans manage to survive it. [[spoiler:Until the end of the game.]]
* [[spoiler: ApocalypticLog: All of the ship's logs are this after the ending.]]

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Just say the title of the game out loud and think of how awesome it sounds. "Radiant. Silvergun."

* BossGame: Generally speaking, ''half the entire time spent'' in a typical playthrough is made up of boss fights, but Stage 6 is particularly loaded with bosses.

* BulletHell: Radiant Silvergun has its moments, but the pace is somewhat slower than your typical shooter of this level.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The [[http://web.archive.org/web/20080419104927/http://www.emuxhaven.net/~silver/Link%20Stage%20Explanation.html Stage 1]] dialogue is intentional symbolism for [[spoiler:ExecutiveMeddling between game retailers, developers, and publishers, with hardcore gamers caught in the middle]].

* [[spoiler: DownerEnding / GainaxEnding / AdamAndEvePlot / EternalRecurrence]]: The ending in a nutshell.

* EnemySummoner: Walker mid-boss in Stage 4E.

* EvilElevator: You'll be fighting one called [=UE2A-GAL=] which tends to replace its broken components at the end of Stage 2.

* [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning Everything's Better With Spinning]]: The dodecagon [=DAIKAI10=], the centipede [=DAN-564=], the walking fortress [=CA2-EKZO=], and Xiga, the ''avatar of divine wrath''.

* [[spoiler: PlotlineDeath: Extra lives won't help in this case.]]

* RoarBeforeBeating: [=NASU=] the robotic snake roars before battle.
* ScoringPoints: Killing 3 enemies of the same color results in "chain" bonuses, which get higher as you score more successive chains. No, unlike in ''VideoGame/{{Ikaruga}}'', which at least has the mercy to let you change colors between chains, shooting a single enemy of a different color will result in losing your chain. Ignoring this trope is '''not''' recommmended, as your weapons need points to level up, and if you are scoring poorly, your weapons will become outdated by the later stages.

* [[spoiler:ShootTheShaggyDog]]

* SkippableBoss: W(--)W in the Saturn version. Yes, that boss' official name is W(--)W. However, beating it can reward the player with bonus points.

-->'''Igarashi''': "On other matters, I recall that today is the last day of your tests! Our superiors have placed a lot of expectations on these new models, so ''please'', do your best!"\\
'''Guy''': *tsk tsk tsk* "C'mon, pops, you don't need tests if you've got the guts!"\\
'''Igarashi''': "So, Tengai, just how ''is'' my son doing on the tests?"\\
'''Tengai''': "... Heheh... '''HE'S THE WORST DAMN PILOT IN THE HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY!'''"\\

%% * [[spoiler: DownerEnding / GainaxEnding / AdamAndEvePlot / EternalRecurrence]]

* DownerEnding: Nothing like ''the annihilation of all life on Earth'' as part of the game's backstory and console-exclusive introductory cutscene!

* [[spoiler: DownerEnding / GainaxEnding / AdamAndEvePlot / EternalRecurrence]]

* ApocalypseHow: The gamee ''opens up'' with a ApocalypseHow/{{Class 6}} example by the Stone-like.

''Radiant Silvergun'' is a vertical scrolling shooter by Creator/{{Treasure}}, [[NoExportForYou released exclusively in Japan]] for the arcades (on the Sega Titan-Video hardware) and on the SegaSaturn in 1998. It was [[UpdatedRerelease ported to]] XboxLiveArcade [[RemadeForTheExport internationally]] on September 14, 2011.

'''''Radiant Silvergun''''' is a vertical scrolling shooter by Creator/{{Treasure}}, [[NoExportForYou released exclusively in Japan]] for the arcades (on the Sega Titan-Video hardware) and on the SegaSaturn in 1998. It was [[UpdatedRerelease ported to]] XboxLiveArcade [[RemadeForTheExport internationally]] on September 14, 2011.

The gameplay is rather unique, allowing you to use any of ''seven'' weapons at any time, as well as a charged attack. Weapons gain in strength as you score points with them, and destroying a chain of enemies that have the same color gives higher and higher bonuses as the chain continues. Thus, you'll need to use a variety of attack methods to level up evenly, as well as NOT destroying enemies of other colors so as to not break the chain. Failure to do results in a near {{Unwinnable}} scenario against the FinalBoss, as underleveled weapons are ineffective and rendered useless. The game is designed so that there is almost always a 'right' weapon for any situation. Like previous Treasure games, ''Radiant Silvergun'' concentrates heavily on boss battles. The bosses in the game are designed so that they have multiple 'sections' which, if all destroyed before the 'core' of the boss, will award the players with point bonuses. Being able to apply the right weapons on any different boss is key to obtaining these bonuses. The infamous boss warning screen appears about two dozen times and bosses take numerous different forms to try to annihilate the player.

** The Gallop you face off against in Stage 3C is a direct reference to the ''[[RType R-Type]]'' series. The name references ''Armored Police Unit Gallop,'' which is set in the series and takes place around ''R-Type Delta''. Gallop itself has three {{Attack Drone}}s that behave just like the Force Device and Bits (and that includes ''[[RammingAlwaysWorks launching the "Force" at you!]]''), as well as a WaveMotionGun like the R-Type fighters.

* BossSubtitles: Complete with GratuitousEnglish to give nonsensical advice in place of the nonsensical move lists of ''GunstarHeroes''!
** Though considering the Stone-Like's [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish understandable English]], the {{Engrish}}y advice is likely [[RuleOfFun intentional]].

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The [[http://silver.emuxhaven.net/Link%20Stage%20Explanation.html Stage 1 and ending]] dialogue and monologue is intentional symbolism for [[spoiler:ExecutiveMeddling between game retailers, developers, and publishers, with hardcore gamers caught in the middle]].

* GhostPlanet: Stages 3-6. [[spoiler: [[EverybodysDeadDave EVERYONE except the group on the Tetra dies when the Stone-Like goes berserk]]]].

'''''Radiant Silvergun''''' is a vertical scrolling shooter by Creator/{{Treasure}}, [[NoExportForYou released exclusively in Japan]] for the arcades (on the Sega Titan-Video hardware) and on the SegaSaturn in 1998. It was [[UpdatedRerelease ported to]] XboxLiveArcade on September 14, 2011.

The gameplay is rather unique, allowing you to use any of seven weapons at any time, as well as a charged attack. Weapons gain in strength as you score points with them, and destroying a chain of enemies that have the same color gives higher and higher bonuses as the chain continues. Thus, you'll need to use a variety of attack methods to level up evenly, as well as NOT destroying enemies of other colors so as to not break the chain. Failure to do results in a near {{Unwinnable}} scenario against the FinalBoss, as underleveled weapons are ineffective and rendered useless. Like previous Treasure games, ''Radiant Silvergun'' concentrates heavily on boss battles. The infamous boss warning screen appears about two dozen times and bosses take numerous different forms to try to annihilate the player.

'''''Radiant Silvergun''''' is a vertical scrolling shooter by Creator/{{Treasure}}, [[NoExportForYou released exclusively in Japanese arcades]] (on the Sega Titan-Video hardware) and on the SegaSaturn in 1998. It was [[UpdatedRerelease ported to]] XboxLiveArcade on September 14, 2011.

'''''Radiant Silvergun''''' is a vertical scrolling shooter by Creator/{{Treasure}}, released in arcades (on the Sega Titan-Video hardware) and on the SegaSaturn in 1998. It was [[UpdatedRerelease ported to]] XboxLiveArcade on September 14, 2011.

* TimedMission: Bosses will self-destruct if the player spends too much time fighting them, resulting in less points.

* ContinuingIsPainful: Averted; continuing preserves your score and weapon levels. If you're credit feeding a lot you're probably not scoring well anyways.