Everything about this game gives and takes. When you want it to be challenging and hard to identify a safe path it is top class, but it's also fairly ugly as far as Shmups go. The soundtrack is surprisingly quite fun metal fare, but the remaining sound design is fairly weak and is often drowned out by said rippin soundtrack. When you're sometimes relying on certain sounds to know how you are doing whilst focused on a small area, it becomes a real pain in the arse. I think the enemy design is quite bland, but ultimately that's not particularly what I go to Shmups for. In all, it's a lot of fun, especially for a reasonable price! I just hope Cave and Treasure can get some of their classic games on the switch for the EU shop soon (yes I know I can set up an international account)