April 2, 2025 at 896 × 672 in Konami Shoot ‘Em Ups: The Definitive Review – 76 Full Reviews for Konami’s Arcade, Console, and Portable Shmups from 1980 to 2007
One of the tropes of shmups I never loved is the gigantic ship/tight squeeze segment, and I think Parodius has an especially weak one. It’s not that tense, developers! There’s no choice for the player. There’s one safe zone, and it’s so tight that there’s no action in it.
