This game has excellent visuals and great sound. I was interested to see how many people would make games about Phoenixes once the theme was revealed. The game is a bit hard to make progress, having to clear so many levels to get to an upgrade station. I think it would be nice to have a little bit of healing between levels. Also, the description says something about getting stronger whenever you die, which is a great idea but I didn't notice a huge change between deaths.
Overall, the game has a few small issues but it is an epic submission nonetheless.