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Even though it is dated, this is still a decent ps1 game, especially if played on the PSP.
The space combat action is fast and deadly. The enemies are fun to fight, though sometimes overwhelming. The missions are interesting and diverse. Everything happens in the context of a good story, which helps to motivate the missions.
The real problem is excessive difficulty. The enemies are mean and accurate, which is fun. However, the lengthy missions have very few checkpoints, so any failure results in a long and frustrating slog to get back to where you were. Many of the missions are timed, either directly or indirectly ("destroy the ship before it can jump to hyperspace"). The timing is very tight. This leads to numerous failures snatched from the jaws of success just because of an arbitrary clock. These kinds of failures are particularly frustrating, sapping your will to keep playing.
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