Satisfaction, oh sweet satisfaction.
Pretty good game. The graphics weren't especially wonderful but pretty well-drawn and, given the simplicity of the game itself, were perfect. It was pretty fun, too, and satisfying as hell. However there are maybe some things to upgrade:
First of all, like many others have stated, I found the game pretty simple and easy to beat, simply by strafing in circles around the enemies. Of, sure, some of them were slightly harder, but none required anything more complicated than an increase in precision, and never have I had to change my tactic.
Second of all, I litterally had to guess the names of the guns I had, especially since I didn't know what were the ones to come. "Is this the railgun? Which is the plasma gun? Does this count as energetic?" I however had less trouble identifying the gun I was currently using, but it often came at a moment much more critical, and I didn't always have the time to look at every single detail of the gun's picture to find which one it was, so I was to fire every one of them until I got the one I was looking for. Maybe some headline would've helped?
Third of all, that last boss is a real pain up my *** to my stomach. As far as I figured, the trick is to kill the little bots swarming around and stay far from the prison guard until one goon drops a shield. You pick up the shield and only then can you get near big momma and deliver some pain, 'cause if you get anywhere in the same screen as her you get nuked. Oh, and I also allowed myself to TRY guessing where she was and shoot at her while waiting for some goons to come by, still while strafing all around the map to avoid her destructive lasers. It took me three tries to find out a proper tactic, though, and at first I was at a total and frustrated loss. I didn't understand a thing when all I've been doing the whole game was moving in circles and shooting and suddently it didn't work anymore. Not that I'm complaining at the difficulty, but was really annoyed at a change so quick. At first I even thought it was impossible.
Still, I think it deserves a 9/10. It's a classic kind of game, and it really was just too damn satisfying.
-Gabrael the Doorknob