Excellent ! it reminds me of Raiden II red bombs.

@Elk That's how it works in shmups.

Looking good! How far have you got with this game?

 I can't really spare any VRAM in the game for explosion frames.  :/

I agree with both, Elk and Smilecythe. Anyways very good.

You should animate the flames of the explosion more, it just suddenly pops up and keeps flashing. Looks very static even with such intense effects.

 The only thing that bothers me is that the explosion isnt left behind/scrolled down but stays and moves with the ship, else its fine

beautiful! :D

 Wow ! Superb :)