Spoiler alert: you'll beat this easily if you purchase the "I AM BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT REPEAT!" upgrade from peepoo. A- quality overall. Coming from a traditional German family I very much appreciate the humor.
I really enjoyed the genre mixing; the main things that need to be worked on is the quality of the hacking and combat expieriences as has been pointed out by many critics before me on the full game. A- quality overall.
Nothing too special or orignal but the full game promises to be a solid example of the genre.
You face a seemingly hopeless apocalyiptic wasteland (sound familiar); you just barely eke out existence with death only a blow away (hmm, even more familiar). Absolutely amazing given that only two people developed this game; judged otherwise though (by professional company standards), the story, progression, plot, and last boss were sad disapointments.
When my review header says pine in it, there's really not a whole lot more that needs to be said.
Its hard, fun, and old-school; there's secret levels, pain in the posterior bosses, and arcade levels that you have to play perfectly and then have a little luck. On top of all that it even gives Microsoft some well deserved bashing and goes deep with its story; overall, the only thing I would improve would be fixing some of its glitches and making the fourth episode feel less automatic (you've fully upgraded your ship at this point). (P.S. One of its minigames is the unofficial mini-game of the Last Supper.)
Hands down you'll love this (unlike you don't like metrovania games or tricky puzzles); the only constuctive criticism I can think to offer is better bug patching (fortunately this game's bugs aren't anywhere close to unplayable) and accessibility.
