Recent reviews by Cobra

This is a shmup, so let's get to what matters:

-game is VERY fun to play, and the level/route choices, different characters, and the way they impact scoring means it's very fun to replay as well
-the training/practice options are basically as robust as possible, and from what i've seen, it seems like you can practice basically any segment of any level/boss you want to, immediately and with no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥/waiting. it's going to make going for really high scoring runs much more comfortable
-music is fantastic. if you're a fan of tony macalpine or joe satriani (or akai katana's ost), you are gonna be in heaven
-it would take me too long to get into the particulars of all the mechanics/how scoring works, (also i'm still unpacking it myself), but suffice to say that there's something here for everyone. there's even mini-caravan sections in the levels based on how quickly you clear waves, with evasive enemies that increase in value if you kill them consecutively without them escaping. you can select the order of levels, and there are optional/bonus "challenge levels" you could choose to include in your route, and "tasks" in each of the main levels that if completed successfully summon an ally on the subsequent level you choose (different allies do different things so there's some strategy involved on choosing the order of levels). just lots of stuff going on, some of it essentially unique to the shmup genre as far as i know

i could keep going but instead i'll just end with this: if you are a fan of shmups, you'll likely enjoy this game a lot. buy it!