Ex-Zodiac

You play as Kyuu, a pilot fighting to free the worlds of the Sanzaru Star System from the Zodiac organization. The campaign moves through a series of stages, each ending in a boss encounter.

Most stages put you in a ship moving along a set route, where you aim and shoot while dodging enemies and hazards. Barrel rolls, bombs, and lock-on missiles support combat, while some stages switch to open-area flight or hover-bike action.

Collecting data chips can unlock bonus stages with a different style of forward-moving shooting. Combos, scores, and level ranks give you goals to pursue when replaying stages, and the controls can be remapped.

Reviewers often enjoy the game's take on classic rail shooters, citing its responsive-feeling action and controls, retro visuals, and energetic soundtrack. The alternate stage styles and score-and-rank challenges also give some players reasons to revisit levels. Reviews differ on difficulty, and some find it hard to follow dialogue or read enemy attacks during busy combat.