ehh
good job at doing whats already been done hundreds of times. It I wanted to play this type of game, well theres a giant list to choose from. And why play this one over the others? This has nothing original. No powerups, no choices (yes, it is linear), no different attacks, few enemies, boring gameplay, pathetic bosses.
I agree with you on all counts. I wish I still had the source for this game so I could fix it. As for why you should play this game over the others, I can't think of a good reason. Back in 2005, there weren't many Flash shooters to choose from, and the ones they had were made with buggy movieclip-on-the-stage techniques. I honestly thought it filled a niche, back then.