Another PC Engine Shoot Em Up. There are quite a few aren't there? This one is pretty decent. It starts off slow and easy on the first stage but gets progressively harder as you go on. The power ups are abundant and come out in pods that you shoot. The speed at which you level up is also pretty fast. I do appreciate the distinct sound that is made you you get hit. I however do not like the fact that there is no cool down or "grace period" when you get hit. This means that you can get hit 3 times very fast and lose a ship. Energy comes out in power up pods every so often, but it is rare. It doesn't appear that you can really get anything different than you main shot. You can get power ups to make it wider, but it doesn't really change. The secondary weapon could be chase pods that shoot lasers or side shot pods. Nothing really too special in the weapons dept. The "mega bomb" or entire screen killer is a bunch of wide fast shots that take up the whole screen for about 3 seconds. You have unlimited use of this feature, however you have to remain still for 3 seconds without shooting to charge it. This sounds easy but in reality you will probably only ever use it on boss fights. This game does have the feature where you can slow down and speed up on the fly by pressing button II. This feature does come in handy at times. The game play in this game is fun and challenging after the first stage. The graphics and sound are good and on par with a PC Engine huCard. Overall, I give this game a 6 out of 10. It's just a small notch above average.
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