> what game is this? > > i've never played a konami shooter where *everything* wasn't lost on death. "hard to > recover from losing all upgrades" is the universal criticism to their titles.
*now* it starts to make sense ! (somewhat)
Yes, a lot of shmups make you lose your power-ups on death, essentially 'forcing' you to finish the game on a single life.
If I recall correctly, 'R-Type' from Irem does the exact same thing, for example.
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