Arcade: 6/10
Genesis: 4/10
Idk, it's a classic, it's Toaplan's signature staples in a game that's much more visually rich than their stretch of military-oriented outings. But this Genesis port is kinda rancid: The difficulty is all over the place, mostly due to the crunched viewport. Even though this is considered the studiously easier version of the game, I felt mauled in comparison to my time with the arcade & mobile versions. Either nothing was happening on-screen, or some asshole with a sniper was shooting a 4-pixel carrot nib up my bum. Just a sucky contrast where you have to be constantly on your toes even during stretches of slow, droning gameplay filler, and then have to fit an enormous hitbox between spread waves the size of a [Funny Thing That Is Narrow].
Will play the better PCE port soon.
Genesis: 4/10
Idk, it's a classic, it's Toaplan's signature staples in a game that's much more visually rich than their stretch of military-oriented outings. But this Genesis port is kinda rancid: The difficulty is all over the place, mostly due to the crunched viewport. Even though this is considered the studiously easier version of the game, I felt mauled in comparison to my time with the arcade & mobile versions. Either nothing was happening on-screen, or some asshole with a sniper was shooting a 4-pixel carrot nib up my bum. Just a sucky contrast where you have to be constantly on your toes even during stretches of slow, droning gameplay filler, and then have to fit an enormous hitbox between spread waves the size of a [Funny Thing That Is Narrow].
Will play the better PCE port soon.