Seems to be the SNES answer to the Shinobi games, which are good fun so I don't mind at all. It's tough as nails, but in like a genuine way rather than troll garbage like a lot of other "nintendo hard" staples, so it never particularly got on my nerves. Would suggest this one for fans of Shinobi, or ninjas, or cyborgs, or cyborg ninjas (see also The Ninja Warriors).