Guwange is one of Cave's most ambitious and enjoyable Arcade offerings to date and, in true Cave style, the one thing I love most somehow ends up being the one thing I hate most simultaneously.

I think this would be my idea of a perfect bullet hell if it wasn't for the ambitious and ingenious inclusion of spacial awareness; as your character is on foot, they are unable to hit any enemy positions above them on cliffs and buildings. While in the initial stages this is a fresh take on the genre, it quickly takes the usual bullet dodging to a whole new level as you're both cramped to a tight space for long lengths of time and unable to shoot the enemies causing the barrage of bullets that is giving you a hard time.

This is truly Cave at their very best though; I'm hoping to uncover more forgotten gems from them as I dive deeper in the waters of the Arcade.