Thanks for playing! Yep the game is supposed to be challenging, so the AI can help you, so it fits the theme more hah, you may of noticed getting pop ups saying you have been given x power up, that's from that floating face (AI) watching you, it watches how you play and gives you power ups accordingly, and about check points, well the levels and all short for that reason, yep gun sound wasn't perfect, I dislike doing sound for games lol, Glad you liked it!