Thanks cf for gifting me the steam port of this.

Iridion II is somewhat of a gaming history curiosity, with this and its predecessor being some of the only shmups on the gba, and with pre-rendered 3D visuals at that. The isometric perspective reminds me a lot of the vertically-scrolling stages in Axelay. Iridion II is quite long for shmup standards, having 15 stages and a partial boss rush at the end. There are a lot of interesting gimmicks and bosses in these stages but the sheer quantity kinda causes everything to blend together in my mind. This game is more a 3 star gameplay-wise but the unique visuals and boppin' soundtrack bump it up for me.