What now-gen games can learn from Radiant Silvergun
The legacy of one of the best games ever made, ten years on - and why it's still worth £100
On the original three-buttoned arcade cabinet, each button fired a different weapon, with three more accessed by pushing two at once. Pressing all three together triggered the 'Radiant Sword' which moved behind you. This could absorb pink bullets, until it was sufficiently charged to unleash the game's only 'special' attack - the Hyper Sword. On the Saturn version, there's a button for each one, but the effect is the same. You're spoilt for choice. Check out the video to see them all in action.
Above: You're spoilt for choice, yet every single one is useful. It's all carefully considered - nothing's in just for the sake of it
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Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.