▁that ▁their ▁finger ▁would ▁get ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁action ▁occasionally . ▁They ▁still ▁thought ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁add ict ive ▁and ▁" the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁the ▁machine ▁in ▁the ▁corner ▁that ▁the ▁hard ened ▁veter ans ▁con greg ate ▁around , ▁dro pping ▁in ▁coin ▁after ▁coin ▁as ▁they ▁in ch ▁their ▁way ▁up ▁the ▁leader boards ." ▁ ▁Review ing ▁the ▁Ar cade ▁Archives ▁release , ▁N intendo ▁Life ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁" per fect ▁port ", ▁not ing ▁that ▁it ▁even ▁retained ▁the ▁frame ▁rate ▁slow down ▁when ▁the ▁screen ▁is ▁filled ▁with ▁spr ites . ▁Their ▁biggest ▁compla ints ▁were ▁the ▁game ' s ▁aged ▁pre - render ed ▁graphics ▁and ▁the ▁sharp ▁difficulty ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁stages , ▁but ▁they ▁felt ▁these ▁were ▁minor ▁issues . ▁They ▁felt ▁Ham ster ▁Corporation ' s ▁Hi - Score ▁and ▁Car avan ▁modes ▁were ▁perfect ▁comple ments ▁to ▁Bla zing ▁Star . ▁N intendo ▁World ▁Report ▁felt ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁an ▁une ven ▁level ▁design , ▁wish ing ▁the ▁earlier ▁levels ▁had ▁more ▁stage ▁ha z ards . ▁They ▁did ▁however ▁appreciate ▁the ▁game ▁for ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁simplicity ▁without ▁sacrific ing ▁game play ▁depth , ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁accessible ▁and ▁fun ▁shoot - em - ups ▁out ▁there ". ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Ret ro ▁G amer ▁and ▁Har core ▁G aming ▁ 1 0 1 ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁sometimes ▁remembered ▁for ▁its ▁poor ly - trans l ated ▁English ▁text