Review jay.dino 3/5 · Aug 9, 2016
Platform:
Neo Geo version.
Graphics/Sound:
The game looks like the first in style, instead of spaced out environments, only earth once more in this shooter series. The graphics I think have improved a bit, but I have to say I played the first as the SNES version, so naturally the Neo Geo is more powerful. It's most noticable in the …
Platform:
Neo Geo version.
Graphics/Sound:
The game looks like the first in style, instead of spaced out environments, only earth once more in this shooter series. The graphics I think have improved a bit, but I have to say I played the first as the SNES version, so naturally the Neo Geo is more powerful. It's most noticable in the way the enemy sprites are freely turning, which looks really smooth.
There is virtually no difference in gameplay from the first part. You can choose different characters, you have only linear powerups and bombs.
Difficulty:
Difficulty is more or less feeling like the first game, but there is one noticable thing: On every level when you get to game over you can continue on the spot when you have another quarter. But on the last level you are always reset to the beginning. It's pretty harsh considering that it's all one hit deaths and only 3 lives.
Conclusion:
It doesn't change a lot of the groundwork that has been set with part 1. If I hadn't played both on different platforms I would have felt like playing only one game just with more characters and levels.