7 Hard Games that Will Make You Rage Quit

4. Ikaruga

Ikaruga is a vertically scrolling shoot’em up arcade game with a neat, but devilish mechanic. Players can change the polarity of the ship between black and white to absorb damage from enemies of the same color, or deal extra damage to the opposite color.

Switching polarities becomes the tricky part when the screen is filled with enemies of both colors raining bullets down in relentless fury. Unlike other games of the genre, there are no power-ups or upgrades for your ship. There’s the standard weapon and a homing laser fueled by absorbing bullets. Each of the five stages can last around ten minutes if performed well, so beating the game becomes a matter of skill, timing, and focus.