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Great music
Great aesthetic
Tight controls
Interesting boss mechanics

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Primarily boss rush
The run and gun stages feel like an afterthought
Difficulty comes primarily from RNG

I really wanted to love this game; It has all the elements of a game I would love, but at the end of the day it's primarily boss rush the game with a nice looking world map. Make no mistake the game is certainly charming and well put together, it just feels like it is only half of a game. That said if you love Contra for the boss fights you will love this game.

++ Great music Great aesthetic Tight controls Interesting boss mechanics -- Primarily boss rush The run and gun stages feel like an afterthought Difficulty comes primarily from RNG I really wanted to love this game; It has all the elements of a game I would love, but at the end of the day it's primarily boss rush the game with a nice looking world map. Make no mistake the game is certainly charming and well put together, it just feels like it is only half of a game. That said if you love Contra for the boss fights you will love this game.