Rigid Force Alpha has its own fresh style in the shmup genre. If you liked playing Gradius or R-Type but are bored of always seeing the same like in the 10th port of old R-Type games, this one is for you. The levels are nicely made and a pleasure to look at (there must have been a lot of work put into them), story and cutscenes are entertaining too and the soundtrack is a blast! If you are a kid of the 80s, you should buy this game only for being able to listen to this classic 80s sound! :) All in all, Rigid Force Alpha is fun for many hours, with story and classic arcade and also boss rush mode always challenging you to beat your own highscore and improve your position in the leaderboards again and again.
Sometimes it can be a bit hard in Legend Mode if you do not react fast enough. Apart from that it is fun for many hours of playing, beating your own highscore, getting a special item, better weapon or a skulltula you missed. Highly recommended even for non-Zelda fans! (I am playing it a second time after having finished it on Wii U already ^^)
This game is shamelessly overhyped, partly totally unfair and not beatable. So I wonder where all those glorious ratings come from. Even with 2 players you struggle getting the minium number of points to win 1 star rating. After world 1 it gets really hard!
