Levelling and choosing your loadout really change the game from being just a simple score - challenge arcade throwback and turn it into a more modern take on the genre that's more than homage; it's an evolution with modern standards and systems in place, keeping that old
school multiplayer score
competition while adding in gameplay systems that make sense today, while still throwing in different things to keep the game feeling fresh; it was even discovered that there's a hidden Smash TV style area in the last level, really hammering home the mix of old
school charms and new gameplay mentalities.