personally, i like this game.. it revived my shmup cravings.
but is it just me, or did they intend that you should ABUSE the ABS shield... i mean, i noticed my pattern of playing is like this:
Shoot+Sword to gather blue capsules -> Blue Capsules fill up ABS gauge -> Use ABS to eat bullets and damage chunky enemies -> Gather Green Capsules -> Green Capsules fill up Multiplier... Repeat..
Level 3 is where i die, that mid-boss robot is hard to kill,... same goes for its 2nd apperance in stage 4 as well as the similar looking Mid-boss in LEvel 5... anyone beat those guys? are the points worth it?