This and Out of Place were the only two successful Space Gauntlet entries that I did not watch fully before the results were out, as I only went in and saw a few sections of the level than the entire thing. Seeing this level in its entirety after it was revealed as the 2nd placer of all these entries, really surprised me.

To put it in this way, this entry was presented way later before the results were released, and by looking at it, it just looks like every other Space Gauntlet entry going for the same approach. I suppose it was placed this high for overall looking better than those entries, but there really isn’t that much with it that makes it stand out compared to the so many other unique entries that innovate with its “space-theme.” I think this one is going for some “space train” theme, but that was really all I got from looking at the level visually.

With that said, this was surprisingly a lot of fun to play, and probably one of the better levels in terms of its gameplay. It really compliments the song to a T with how it syncs to the music, and how it overall flows with each moment of gameplay. There’s also some nice unique moments that do help it stand out in a way compared to other entries such as the moment your ship goes around a star. And though the level doesn’t have much to make it stand out from many entries, it does have some genuinely cool visual moments like the train going through the wormhole and the very 3D-look of the planets at the following part.

There is a chance this level would start growing on me at some time, but while giving me a good experience I do find other entries to be more memorable and have a lot of unique moments of its own to stand out. Still a cool level as usual.

The player circling the star is really cool (4.5)

Very very good