Despite having an inspiration on another previous videogame (what game/song/book is truly original anyways) IMO, Ballware focuses more on its own, original aspects such as the pixel artstyle and the camera rotation mechanic, making it almost a FPS if taken to the max values.
I hope Ballware gets the chance to expand and see more content and progress, as I know this was made fast for the programming contest entry.
I really enjoyed making a clean run of this and helping support the game, it gave me Megaman vibes while I was at it and it actually plays better than I expected it
Cheers and I wish they take in account this is just a DEMO and not an actual finished product and let you actually implement more content and fix whatever needs to be fixed.