Wait — iconic shoot-em-up Ikaruga needs Steam Greenlight approval?

Honestly, “Ikaruga is going straight to Steam” would be the headline of this story in a more perfect world, but the game is actually on Steam Greenlight, which means you’ll only find it on Valve’s digital store if enough of its community members give the iconic shoot-em-up the thumbs up.

I mean, I think the process is a great way for smaller games to find their way on Steam, but Ikaruga? That shoot-em-up is a classic! Originally released for the Sega Dreamcast in 2001 and then making its U.S. debut on the GameCube in 2003, the title had one or two players weaving their ships through an endless hell of black-and-white bullets. You could also switch your own color between the two, and you had to often if you wanted to survive longer than a few seconds. Black ships absorbed black bullets and did extra damage to white enemies, and vice versa.