Play Radiant Silvergun (EXTRA English patch) Online Free for Sega Saturn.
That clip up top is the real Radiant Silvergun (EXTRA English patch) — the actual 1998 Sega Saturn game from ESP. Grab the free RetroPlayers.Club Player and it runs full-speed on your PC, no cartridge required.
The player hosts an arsenal of six different types of shots to choose from, and a sword to destroy nearby targets. The story follows a team of fighter pilots in the far future who are battling waves of enemies summoned by a mysterious crystal dug up from the Earth.
Radiant Silvergun (EXTRA English patch)
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
🎮 Sega Saturn controls
These are the keys the RetroPlayers.Club Player app uses for Sega Saturn, shown for reference. Your controller still lights up below so you can confirm it is detected — Premium members can remap here (keyboard or USB controller) and the app applies the map at the next launch.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Up | W | D-Pad up |
| Down | S | D-Pad down |
| Left | A | D-Pad left |
| Right | D | D-Pad right |
| A | J | Right face |
| B | K | Bottom face |
| C | L | Extra face |
| X | U | Top face |
| Y | I | Left face |
| Z | O | Extra face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | F | Start |
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How to Play Radiant Silvergun (EXTRA English patch)
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The Story Behind Radiant Silvergun (EXTRA English patch)
Maegawa thought it would be best to keep the arcade and console portions of the development cycle separate, because arcades and consoles are so different. Following Ikarugas rerelease, fans began asking Treasure why Radiant Silvergun had not been rereleased as well, so Treasure began work on a port. Journalists agreed that the game revived the shoot 'em up genre, which had fallen by the wayside after the rise in popularity of arcade fighting games in the 1990s.
20 years later, still in the distant past, the Creator uses DNA from the pilots of the Silverguns to create clones and start humanity anew before the Creator finally breaks down for good, bringing the story into a loop. The programmers and designers worked hard to use every bit of power from Sega's hardware. Despite the company's concerns about the financial viability of arcade games and the shooter genre, they felt they had a good premise for a game and decided to pursue it.
What You'll Play
The player can also obtain extra points by destroying bosses more methodically. The game's scoring system is based on enemy color. Absorbing enemy fire charges up the sword for a screen-clearing special attack.
The weapons stay powered up for the remainder of the game. Using all 3 weapons together activates a sword that can be swung around the ship to damage nearby enemies and defensively absorb a common type of enemy projectile. Destroying another set of the same color continues the chain and increases the bonus, while shooting another color resets it.
Why It Still Hits
It was rereleased in 2008 on the Xbox 360. Edge wrote the game was "arguably the finest technical showcase the Saturn has ever played host to." They praised the parallax backdrops, Mode 7 style distortion effects, and use of 3D polygons to create imaginative bosses. In July 1998, Game Machine listed the game as being the fifth most popular arcade game in Japan at the time.
Computer and Video Games thought the game outclassed graphics capable on the PlayStation or Nintendo 64. Edge claimed that Treasure's commitment to "old school" gaming principles paid off, and praised the game's hardcore appeal. They felt the game was a successful attempt to push the Sega Saturn's graphical capabilities to its limits, calling it "a wonder to behold." Sega Saturn Magazine also thought the game had some of the most impressive Sega Saturn graphics, and highlighted the great mix of 2D and 3D graphics.
Radiant Silvergun (EXTRA English patch) — Frequently Asked Questions
Can I save my progress in Radiant Silvergun (EXTRA English patch)?
Premium members get save states in the RetroPlayers.Club Player — snapshot Radiant Silvergun (EXTRA English patch) at any moment and pick it back up later.
Who developed Radiant Silvergun (EXTRA English patch)?
Development was handled by Treasure, with ESP publishing the release.
How do I play Radiant Silvergun (EXTRA English patch)?
Download the free RetroPlayers.Club Player from this page, then open Radiant Silvergun (EXTRA English patch) — it runs the real Sega Saturn release full-speed on your PC. The video above is that same game so you can see it first.
What console was Radiant Silvergun (EXTRA English patch) released on?
ESP shipped Radiant Silvergun (EXTRA English patch) for the Sega Saturn back in 1998, and the RetroPlayers.Club Player runs that release.