This game is simply fun to play. You need to figure out how to adapt your strategies to deal with enemies -- while I am successful 75% of the time by keeping my distance and using space and speed to my advantage, some need me to swap to the mech and use my shield. If I were someone who wanted to use my mech all the time the situation would be reversed: I'd have to use lasers and juke in my ship against some enemies. There is enough randomness in here to make attempting each level a careful enterprise in searching and ensuring you don't get overwhelmed. Overall I've realised each death was my fault, and I've had fun punishing the various nasty enemies which have got in my way. This is a game which I can wholeheartedly recommend.