this is one of those games that looked and functioned so similarly to other games in certain ways that i think it might have been borderline copyright issues type material. I do remember that it being a bit devastating when you would die because it took a fair while to get back to the level you were at before.
Like many games like it there were situations where the otherwise quite useless "lazer" would absolutely devastate a single enemy, even if it was a boss.
That remake looks dope but I dont think that i would very much enjoy playing a shooter on my phone. I think i'll save that for other people.
Good write up, some great memories in there.