the music is really good, wish the game was too :(
i guess it was fine for a launch game, but holy fuck the game plays like ass
why does the double jump never work
why are all the enemies off screen and you have to take a leap of faith trying not to jump into an enemy you can't see
why is the last level so dogshit
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a decent game. it has a lot of cool ideas, like TATE (which requires you to constantly kill enemies if you want to survive) and the walljumping sections (which are quite basic and annoying at times but overall interesting) but it gets boring real fast. since there aren't any real combos apart from mashing the square button, and every boss revolves around using the combo system, it's a game that will probably have you bored for most of your playthrough. thankfully it's not too long to be that much of an issue.
hotsuma's scarf is badass tho i'll give it that

this game is wack. the devs must have been high on something when they came up with all this random bullshit, and i love it. each scene has a different twist around the corner, whether it be a funny new gimmick or a crazy ass boss.
the american team must have been absolutely wasted when they were tweaking the game for international release though, they had no right to make the bosses take so many hits :(
though i like the american version more, because going back to the japanese version feels like a toddler's game