this game is a great game its worth the price cause of all the levels, try this game its pretty fun!
If you aren't a grizzled veteran to the genre, Big Bang Mini will be tough; even if you are the game presents a challenge, and for some the difficulty level will be a game breaker. If you think you can handle the heat, though, Big Bang Mini's controls and design are fantastic.
Big Bang Mini spans both DS screens, with enemies and debris mainly on the top screen. You control a small ship on the bottom screen by touch and drag, similar to the Nanostray series (although a bit more comfortable). This is very accurate and allows for some truly jaw-dropping maneuvers -- most of the time. Occasionally the game may misread a command, or just neglect it altogether. The accurate shooting more than makes up for this, however. Flick upwards on the touch screen and a bullet will go where you pointed. The easy-to-memorize controls are unique in that you cannot move your ship and shoot at the same time, which ensures the player can't blindly spam bullets while avoiding enemy fire to win.
There are plenty of special moves to keep things interesting, though, even though some of them are hard to control. The strokes to perform these special moves often aren't recognized by the game, or sometimes are recognized even though you weren't trying to use them. It isn't frustrating, but it makes the game a little harder.
Big Bang Mini is a very portable game. Missions typically last a minute or two, and are addicting whether you're at home or at work. Trying to top high scores in Challenge mode is awesome; besides, just looking at the game is a joy.
With 3D backgrounds and 2D art to represent your ship and enemies, Big Bang Mini is a beautiful game on DS. The wacky art style is accompanied by detailed 3D, and the fireworks explosions are beautiful by any standard; the technical aspects of games will be outdated in a few years, but style will last forever, and this game is proof of that. The soundtrack isn't as appealing. There's only one song for each world, making nine in total; and while they initially sound great and the tunes are incredibly varied, some can get repetitive after awhile.
Unlike most other shmups, Big Bang Mini also boasts longevity -- Challenge Modes, Relax, Online Leaderboards, Multiplayer and an impressive 90 levels ensures you'll keep Big Bang Mini in your pocket for dozens of hours to come -- if you're good at it. One design choice I feel was misguided is that the player has to unlock everything by conquering the main mode. It takes awhile to do this, and many players simply won't have the skill to do so (the final level is excruciatingly dificult).
The DS has plenty of shooters of all shapes and sizes, but in my opinion Big Bang Mini is the best one to grace the system yet. It takes full advantage of what makes a DS a DS, and in doing so is a unique fusion of classic and new gameplay that should be played by any shmup fan. Plus, it's $20.