Hey you know that thing in the game where your ship gets captured but then you can shoot the alien that took your ship to get it back and put it side-by-side with your current ship to get a double ship? That's cool as fuck! That's fucking badass! Top ten badass moments in gaming!

There are brief, VERY brief moments where this game puts up an actually fair and exhilarating challenge. For the most part it's just a case study in antagonistic game design, aka How to Piss People Off For No Good Reason