Things that helped me. 1)Your regular gun is homing as long as you don't press any direction when you start firing. If you are holding right when you start firing, you weapons will fire to the right. 2)It's all about finding the right combination of weapons for each board.
Otherwise, it's great if you like a game you can play for a few minutes and then shut off. Sorry you didn't like it.
really? damn I love that game to death and wish I had a buddy who would do some 2 player with me, sounds sooo awesome with the open ended design you could make any kinda bangaioh based 2 player game. pong with rockets race to kill a boss... endless possibilities