Tangent's pretty Lizard title screen, neat Demon soundtrack and very smart Hugh Binns in-game graphics are most engaging, and I was sure I had loaded a game worth playing. After a while, though, I was left incredulous as I realised that backing up all these aesthetic features is a very simple game indeed. It's as if all the Compunet personages involved have contributed their exemplary talents without actually having a well-considered gameplan to work with. As a result, gameplay is incredibly simple and varies so little that what we're left with is very much a mindless shoot ‘em up. Not too bad at this price, I suppose, but it could have been so much better with a bit more thought.
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