I cleared hard mode on my 3rd try. Is that an accomplishment to be proud of?
Anyways, the game was really well done. Nice music, nice graphics, nice sound effects... nice EVERYTHING.
My only complain would have to be with the controls. They are not as fluid as I would've liked and they actually got me killed more than once when I needed to graze.
Overall, this is an excellent game. Nice work!
P.S: This is the perfect training before getting a copy of DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou which I've wanted to have since a long time ago. My skills were getting a little bit rusted.