After a morning of work my bestie C_F opted that we get this game nailed down since I recently finished the *R* arc of the Sailor Moon anime. We actually had a pretty fun time but admittedly this game is super rough.
So I actually find this game very comparable to the season of the anime it's based on, where in contrast to the first beat em up on SNES (conversely based on the first season), this game has some little improvements and qol that give it an edge over it's predecessor. HOWEVER, just like that season, it also has some really dumb hindrances that sour the experience a bit. Enemies in this game are super relentless at times, especially the rolling ones that can easily drain a ton of your health, or enemies that specialize in grabs that you cannot mash out of. Luckily for our sailor scouts, throws are absolutely overpowered and easy to pull off in this game, giving it a bit of balance. The game is incredibly inconsistent in it's difficulty, some areas we completely mopped the floor with everything in site, and in others we were the ones being mopped. But I wouldn't lie if I said it was unengaging, as despite being a home console game there are limited continues. That remained a threat for us... Until we realized that co-op mode does NOT share continues and we both have five each, and after gaining this knowledge we became absolutely reckless LMAO.
It's a fun time, but I would overall recommend the arcade game more for it's speed and presentation. That being said, if you have a fellow sailor senshi to play with you then it's worth spending an hour doing so!
Also the stage intro screens are a recreation of the intermission screens from that season of the show and it's adorable.