Sure, we're tired of hearing
about newcomers to the genre - an impressive feat given it only really kicked off last year - but in Automaton's defence, this certainly sounds like an interesting take on the game type.
Everything is simple enough
to be picked up by
newcomers to shmups (with a section in the options that explains everything you need
to know
about the
genre), but it is challenging enough
to keep the hardcore fans busy with much harder difficulties waiting
to be unlocked.