I highly recommend this for twin-stick shooter or just general arcade-style game fans. Even if you aren't such a person, you may find this game fun because of the unique aesthetic and relatively forgiving difficulty curve. I cleared the game on normal mode in about an hour (on my second try, if that gives you an idea of the difficulty of clearing it), but there's plenty more to do in climbing the leaderboards and going for a higher score, leveling up your craft, and going for all the various achievements.
I like this game for a few primary reasons - its challenging without being frustrating, has entertaining and unique visuals, and has great audio (music and sound effects and overall sound design) to go along with those visuals.
It's challenging in that you can push yourself to go for a higher score but it's not punishingly hard. Visually, there's a lot going on, but once you figure out the behavior of the enemies you're up against, you can use that to avoid damage and quickly take them out. You'll eventually get a feel for what the important projectiles are that you should look at. And you don't always need to aim at enemies - there's an autofire button which automatically shoots at targets. It's great for when there's just too much stuff on the screen and you're not sure what's harmful and what isn't.
The audio and visuals are very unique and quite polished. I was pleasantly surprised just at the variety of music. A lot of indie games or arcade-style games will make the mistake of having music that's loud and distracting and only having a small amount of it. The music certainly has a presence in this game but it's balanced in a way so as to not be distracting and there's a great variety of it. Visually, there's just a lot going on and I think the overall aesthetic is really cool.
