Personally, I don't like this game very much. But who am I to argue with overwhelming popularity? A horizontally scrolling simultaneous two player shoot-'em-up with excellent graphics and sound is all very well. But for me, the awkward control method ruins it!
The joystick alone moves your man up, down, left and right. With the fire button pressed it then controls the direction of your firepower. Er, that's it. Still, I'm renowned for being crap at
games so I imagine a game this polished would be rather attractive to the majority of blast freaks.