i think it's awesome that this game is confident enough with its short burst of eight simple arcade battles and really confined story to fully rely on it. one location, two characters (only one gets artwork), and simple little squiddy-waveform animal things that battle it out trying to pierce each other with their heads (this is what Shiika calls "an experiment").

the insane Professor Shiika really carries the mood and makes everything mesh well. for most of the battles, she observes the creatures carefully with a look that just makes her soooooooo cute and memorable... she's just trying to keep her lab even though it earns the school zero money!!! let her be!!!