This game rules so much. This might be M2's best original game, and the best one in the Fantasy Zone series. A lot of really smart changes like shot upgrades acting as 1-hit shields, and the Light/Dark World mechanic working so beautifully and adding so much to the monetary system of Fantasy Zone. Really well-realized visuals and music. I play it at 3 difficulty, 2 lives, with both Extended Weapon Time and Rapid Shot on.