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Despite the fact that only four people are responsible for its creation, Ikaruga features full three-dimensional landscapes and a soundtrack.

The home console releases also feature TATE mode-the ability to rotate the game's display by ninety degrees while the player's monitor rests on its left side, for full-screen arcade size.

This same mode can be used without rotating the monitor by configuring the controls, in essence changing the game from a vertical scrolling shooter to a horizontal one.

When the game is played with the display in a normal orientation ( YOKO mode ), the sides of the screen are blank because the game field itself is taller than it is wide.

If it is turned on its side, it can take up the whole screen and still have the same aspect ratio.

An interesting feature of the arcade release, which is also included in the home formats, is the ' Trial Game ' mode, where infinite lives are awarded for a single credit on the first level, but only the first two chapters of the game can be played, offering a good way to practice.