All in all, it’s classic Japanese shmup action! Bizarre story, big-eyed teenage girls in elaborate costumes with massive weapons and a mad amount of dying and retrying levels.
The sound is a never ending staccato of weapons fire and explosions back-ended with an electronic almost 8-bit soundtrack that wouldn’t fit into any type of game. The graphics are SNES quality with fast-scrolling static image backgrounds, detailed enemies albeit odd like flying rabbits in robes, broom-riding, laser pistol-wielding witches and pumpkins...yes, pumpkins.
You get points for odd stats like friction and magnify which there is no description of nor explanation for. Really it’s just shoot as much as you can as long as you can before you die, and yes, you will die. But if you’re very, very careful you’ll be able to keep your heart from being hit (the only vulnerable part of your character, in the middle of her chest). Yet even then, a single missile will kill you or you’ll get hit and trapped by a line of bullets and be dead before you can move.
There’s an interesting feature in the game that allows you to record a replay of your entire battle and then upload it to YouTube. I guess if you’re a shmup master you might like to do that. You can also save screenshots from the game as well.
Overall, it manages to be a minor distraction from the day-to-day but it’s so frustrating that it makes me swear out loud. It’s not exactly what I like from a game as I play to relax and this does nothing but raise my ire. You on the other hand, might simply love the game. There’s nothing actually wrong with it aside from it being nigh impossible. If you’re looking for a serious shmup challenge then this is a game you should definitely check out.
