The most ambitious of the GG Aleste games. There's a bit more emphasis on boss encounters this time around as well as gimmicky stages such as round 4's wrap-around design. It pushes the hardware to its absolute limit which is both a blessing and a curse. It's the best looking game of the series but suffers from quite a bit of slowdown as a result of just how much is going on compared to the original two GG entries. Even on normal, this game is several notches up in difficulty compared to the classics and makes for an exceptionally brutal 1CC. Glad I got around to doing that, but I'd still consider the first aleste to be my favorite.