Hey, I liked this game, but ..., February 2, 2008

Hey, I liked this game -- it was an interesting variation on the standard versus mode 3D fighter -- but, the game has a few flaws: the lack of English dialogue (subtitles only), the story mode was a little short of having a story, the annoying `boss` fight where you have to destroy a battleship, the lack of melee combos, the repetitive nature of the super moves ... all that said, its still fun for the multiplayer versus mode ...

This game does not deserve the terrible reviews it is getting. I will admit that the majority of American gamers would not like it because of its incredible difficulty, but this game is for fans of the shumup category.Games such as Trigger Heart Exelica, Ikaruga, Border Down, Raiden series, so are the type of games that are in the shumup genre.Im a huge fan of this genre *which is not very popular in America, but HUGE in Japan* and I have put many hours in this game and would recommend it to anyone that has a taste for older arcade titles/VERY challenging gameplay.The premise of the game is pretty much controlling a small sprite of a character and you have to be constantly avoid enemy fire which is in the form of bullets, missles, lasers, and physical attacks while being able to attack your enemy as well.It was huge in Japan and is very respected amongst shumup fans here in America.While not the greatest game around or the...

Alright, I bought the game expecting it to be better then it actually was. I'm satisfied for buying it at the price I did (Being under 10 bucks) and feel I would've paid a little bit more if this was on the shelf at my local game store.Game isn't hard to pick up, so it's worth the buy.