I was more than happy to play through this game again as it's super addictive. "Just one more try", I keep telling myself at 2 in the AM. Like the first iteration, there does come a point where it becomes too hard to go any further with the achievements and I am sure that they have upped the price of unlocking some of the spaceships. Trading cards (as of writing) are also not available with this new version.
Either way, a very fun game that deserves to stand out from other retro space-shooters. I'm sure it would be regarded as a classic had this come out on 16-BIT consoles back in the day. One day it will.