As a remake of an older game it’s pretty barebones. The complete lack of an options menu or any incentives to play higher difficulties, combined with the fact that the levels are virtually the same as the original, means that the presentation is pretty much all this remake has going for it. Don’t get me wrong, though- that presentation makes the whole package worth experiencing, with excellent animations and gorgeous backgrounds that breathe much more life into this strange world. I really would have liked an options menu, though.
Having only seen a one-off lets-play of the NES version of the original, I had a decent idea of what I was getting into here: A classic 2D sidescroller with weird enemies. That's essentially what this is, though I wish they had kept some of the additions from said NES version, like extra health, instead of recreating the arcade original to a T. Still, not a bad one of these.