Can’t really imagine a better shoot-‘em-up for a handheld system.
I absolutely love how it starts out hard right away. Lots of shmups just kind of have you dicking around for the first level or two, but not GG Aleste II— literally the first pattern of enemies you encounter 5 seconds into the game can (and most likely will) wreck you. It doesn’t waste a single second of it’s 20 ish minute runtime; even the bonus levels are insanely fun, and give you a perfectly timed break from base game.
There are some visibility issues here and there, and I don’t love how the power ups are balanced… but maybe I’ll figure out all their strengths in time. I’ll certainly be coming back to this game.
I absolutely love how it starts out hard right away. Lots of shmups just kind of have you dicking around for the first level or two, but not GG Aleste II— literally the first pattern of enemies you encounter 5 seconds into the game can (and most likely will) wreck you. It doesn’t waste a single second of it’s 20 ish minute runtime; even the bonus levels are insanely fun, and give you a perfectly timed break from base game.
There are some visibility issues here and there, and I don’t love how the power ups are balanced… but maybe I’ll figure out all their strengths in time. I’ll certainly be coming back to this game.