It's kind of like those, Junker. The one thing I will say is that the post-2002 shoot-em-up releases on the Dreamcast have been full of unusual gimmicks. While Ikaruga is a fantastic game, it felt more like a puzzler than a shoot-em-up to me.
Trizeal is just old fashioned addictive shooting, building up that score, grabbing powerups to turn yourself into a powerhouse. Thus, I would go as far as to say i'm enjoying this more than I enjoyed Ikaruga, purely for it's addictiveness and simplicity. (Flameproof suit ON.)
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Also, in response to Bast's comment above about there being no particular places where one weapon is better than another. I beg to differ. There are PLENTY of points.
For instance: The beginning of the first stage, where the ships come in through the top corner of the screen - Blue laser will catch them immediately, and because of it being just a straight forward firing beam, you'll very, very easily chain the powerups together, the enemies dropping a LOT of the 1000 point drops, as they just fall straight ontop of you.
For the rest of the first stage, use the wide shot. I say this because if you get it powered up to the maximum 5 powerups, it makes the 'Break out!' bit a hell of a lot easier. (You may or may not know this, but if you destroy ALL the big ships during the Break Out! phase, you get a 10,000 point drop, and an additional wave of enemies before the boss. My record, including this additional wave, is around 420,000 at the end of the first level, which I can't get if I power up any of the other weapons.)
