GG Aleste II - unbalanced Neo Napalm Gun?

[shmupsrocks]

I've been playing quite a bit of this on the Analogue Pocket. Does the Neo Napalm Gun seem like an unfair advantage to anyone else? It stops bullets so a lot of times I can just sit right in front of the boss and hold the fire button.

[blazinglazers69]

Agreed. It's the best weapon. The GG Aleste games are great with overclocking to remove the slowdown btw. You can do it in the Collection released for Switch and PS4, or you can do it yourself using Retroarch with the ROMs for 1 and 2.

[PerishedFraud ឵឵]

I had to squint after seeing the title. Almost thought it was another awbacon thread.

You got me

[Herr Schatten]

GG Aleste II is a fun game, but it seems a bit rushed. I guess there was not enough time to balance the weapons better.

[Sengoku Strider]

The Game Gear was quite consciously aimed at a younger market. The overall low difficulty in GG Aleste II compared to Power Strike II for the Master System released the same year likely reflects this. I tend to look at the neo napalm as a beginner's weapon, which eliminates much of the need to dodge for anyone having trouble following bullets on that blurry lcd. Other weapons give progressively more challenging options.

[To Far Away Times]

GG Aleste II is better than it has any right to be. But it's not really a game that's designed around being challenging. It is fast paced, frantic, and a lot of fun though.

[shmupsrocks]

Mania mode for sure and where do you set the speed? I think I'm a 05 guy.