Thanks so much again i can happily progress further & your fast responce, ive finally got to the stage 2 Boss and very impressive he is too, Overall this is a very good game and well worth more than your asking price, theirs more expensive games that are no way near as good has this one. yes it is very challenging game but so are most side scrolling shoot em ups including the 80's Classics Gradius and R-Type their are still very hard. cheers pal :)