Super fun game !
I used my trustworthy spam-justsu powers in both up and space at once to get more shots out quicker, even though the aliens ended up besting me after a while I feel like I did pretty good :
(PS: the screenshot doesn't appear to load for some reason so here's a link https://imgur.com/a/rtsdg4L)
Now my arm hurts because of all the spamming haha !
It was very fun still and well paced too, with those resting moments and the mass exodus rushes.
There is some luck element involved given that some times the aliens keep spawning at opposite ends or worse spawn aligned, especially with those BBBs (promptly named Big Blue Bois by me right about now), as they take a lot of shots and don't fall fast it was usually hard to catch them when they spawned on top of each other.
I also wonder what happens when shooting while inside an alien, it felt like it didn't make them fall any faster which often allowed a lot to pass.
I don't expect this shield sacrifice to be part of the code but I'm wondering if it was just a feeling or if these shots really did nothing.
Had a smile the whole time so great job anyway !