This is legit one of the most difficult games I've ever played.

It would not look like it, watching the trailer, but the odds are stacked against you, in pretty much all aspects.

This is going to be a fun one to try and master, but this is really not recommended for people that can't deal with frustration.

excelent game~

First impression: This game is hard as balls. Probably the hardest Tengo Project game. It has an idyllic presentation, but the gameplay is hardcore. And while it's not my favourite setting/theme either, with 8 stages and 5 characters (unlockable) there's a lot of meaty gameplay here. There's also not many other games like this.

The story mode allows you to continue from a checkpoint halfway through a level or at the beginning of the next one, but you have to choose to exit after you die and are given a chance to continue. Just like Shadow of the Ninja Reborn. If you simply pause and exit, your progress won't be saved.

It will take some time to get used to the controls. I want to lock my shot in a direction, but I can't. Shot direction in this game is tied to movement. And you have a melee attack that deflects projectiles, but the dodge is an enormous fixed-distance slide with no invincibility. It can feel very hard to keep enemies off you. There's parts where groups of enemies constantly respawn at different positions all around you.

So this game is one big knowledge check. The powerup locations are fixed (with the exception of the shot upgrades, I think), and the best way to avoid damage is by proactively killing the enemies in an efficient way using your knowledge of the level.