Yet N2O is light years ahead in every way. It's a fast, furious and psychedelic experience causing both sighs of relief and screams of agony. Despite a modest storyline and an unbalanced increase in difficulty, the addictive nature of the gameplay compels you to best yourself. This is one of the first games I've played in a long time where I cared about my score. If you break down the gameplay mechanics, N2O is a 2D shooter at its core.
Special weapons appear periodically throughout the tunnels.
Simply fly through them to pick them up. Don't be afraid to use them, and make certain to use them at the same time as the standard laser. Being operated by a different button than that of the laser, the special weapons can lure your finger off the primary trigger causing deadly side effects due to the lack of forward fire. Shields are also available by shooting mushrooms five times and flying through them. Use them sparingly.