i got addicted to this for a little while, ngl. i thought this submission was really cool. it's got this neat retro feel to it. the controls were a little awkward at first but i didn't really see what the big deal was. nobody said you had to make an easy game lol, the difficulty added to the fun for me. the movement and shooting (both fully automatic and precision) in themselves were fun, but the tractor beam adds a lot of character on top. i think a cool future addition would be additional heart pickups :) i hope you had fun making it, i'm coming back to this one.