Racketboy

Radiant Silvergun – Sega Saturn game from Treasure and Ebay item extraordinaire – is hailed as one of the best 2D shooters of all time. However most gamers have never heard of it since it was only released in Japan on the Saturn. Since the Saturn’s passing the game has gained quite a cult following.

Not only does this shooter boast amazing gameplay, music, and wonderful graphics for its time, it also displays an interesting story. Unfortuanately for the non-Japanese-speaking gamer, the story is hard to follow.

A while back , I happened to stumble across anpage that offers a translation of the story along with the accompanying screens.

For the last couple of months was the target of a fan effort to fully localize the game, video and audio. Though not quite completed, we can see the first fruits of their labor: the video opening coupled with an original VO and effects soundtrack.