Oh so addicting!
I really enjoyed this game. I enjoyed it so much that I created a newgrounds account just to review it!
Graphics - 8: The graphics aren't incredible, but for what the game is, they work perfectly. And you know, I just like the ship designs.
Style - 8: I haven't played many games that feel like this one - even though the concept (fleet vs fleet) isn't original at all! The aiming system was fairly unique and made it much more challenging, as well as the destroyer's missle/rapid fire firing system. (I would suggest, however, not forcing you to self destruct in order to initially control a destroyer - maybe there should be a button to simply rotate between ships? If so, I would suggest that doing so would reset your kill count.)
Sound - 8: I rated sound 8 for the music, because I really enjoyed it. Gets the blood going! The sound effects themselves are nothing too special, but they get the job done and add to the game.
Violence - 2: There are some explosions... what else is there to say?
Interactivity - 5: Could have been better, could have been worse - there wasn't a whole lot of customization aside from being able to switch between ships after dying. Also, it would have been cool if there had been more of a way to coordinate attacks with allies, especially vs. motherships (it's hard to actually respond in time to the little chat messages that appear at the bottom of the screen). More gameplay options would have been cool, too. (More on that later.)
Humor - 0: It's not meant to be funny, why does this rating matter?
Overall - 9: I loved this game! There are only four things I wish this game had.
1) Online multiplayer - hey, a guy can dream, right? :p
2) More controllable ship types (but not so many as to be too complicated).
3) Upgrades of some sort - either you could earn money to buy upgrades (but this may make the game too similar to some others) or maybe you could get health or weapon upgrades as your kill count went up.
4) More gameplay options. For example, maybe a skirmish mode as opposed to story/wave mode, maybe a "destroy the opponent's mothership' mode in which you had infinite lives, and maybe simply a "get to __ kills first" mode.
Tons of fun! Good job!