Rating: 4.5/5
One of better side scrolling space shoot em ups of the time a challenging game with a variety of levels, enemies, music scores & graphics keep you blasting through this one with out you getting the feeling you have seen all of this before. Most levels have a huge end boss that has a weak point to be found and targeted, all the levels are different in the surroundings used and the enemies in each level, the end bosses vary as well, this is enough to not make the game feel like it is repeating itself as other shooters of the time felt like. The ship itself has several upgrades from speed boosts, missiles an orb that acts as a frontal shield or rear shield as you can detach this and re attach it to the front or rear of the ship, this orb can be upgraded as well to give you stronger fire power and 3 variations of ammo types depending on the color of the upgrade you collected and there is one extra upgrade that can be found that will add a 2nd and 3rd orb above and bellow that acts both as a shield but also extra fire power when a certain type of ammo is used. Even before you get any upgrade your main gun can also be charged to produce a very powerful and large shot that will take out most enemies in a single shot, this even includes bosses if you are lucky enough to time that shot just right.
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