Generally feels a bit subpar and overlong for a shmup, would liken it mostly to Zero Wing gameplay wise, right down to the last stages being a big difficulty spike. On the visual side it's mostly kinda ugly but at times carried pretty hard by Giger-esque boss designs, much like Mystic Defender. Actually it's pretty much the same deal as that game, it's nice to give it a look, but it's not terribly fun.