I don’t know that I think it’s good, but it sure is interesting.
Being able to arrange different sort of troops in different formations and upgrade and change things in mid-stage shops is plenty unusual for a shooter.
My brain kinda lumps it together with Aerostar, Solar Striker, and VAS.
as ‘those Gameboy shooters’.
Aerostar stands out as by far my favorite.
I love the ‘jump’ gimmick, and I think aside from that it’s just very well made.
Solar Striker feels like it was designed for a system less powerful than the Gameboy.
It’s very simple. It’s very straightforward, and it’s also very good.
VAS conversely pulls out all the stops and looks amazing. I recently revisited it, and found it better than I had remembered, but it’s not my favorite of these.