(sega mega drive and genesis classics 32/58)

we've switched to a more recent genesis compilation now, to expand my options some. the remaining nine in sonic's ultimate genesis collection were,,not too thrilling in my eyes, bar shining force II which is just soooo long,,,,,,

so here's a game! this is really cool. i love the whole setting of it, the aesthetic, the unnerving monsters, bosses, and even your four playable ships (which are organic). the whole thing sets up this atmosphere that is INCREDIBLY off in quite a cool way.

it's best you seek after easy mode before the other difficulties, bc while this game is fun to just plow around everything in sight with your broken sub-weapons, it also involves a lot of trial and error, especially in the final two stages. continues, from what i recall (i used save states as usual) are plentiful, so there is that in addition.

all in all it's hard for certain, but likely manageable and one of the cooler shootemups i've seen. definitely worth checking out