There's 7 levels to this. Stage select. Difficulty settings from Normal 1 player than 2 player coop difficulty. Maybe with 2 player coop it's a lot easier. For 1 player though it's way too hard. You have a time limit to do each level & 9 credits for each stage. Who ever thought this was a great idea for new gen shooters should have been fired the next day. The levels are long of 3- 4 sections each & the bosses are really hard. Starting level all over is not fun.

A shmup with a lot more production value and emphasis on plot than usual, but the gameplay fails to support it at all.