I reviewed Blazing Chrome. It definitely felt like a long lost Contra game. Too hard for me, though, I stink at these games.
I loved the Final Fantasy Theatrhythm games! The first one even won my GOTY when it was released. If I had a problem with the second one, it's that it almost has TOO many songs! But is that really a bad thing? Have you ever played or heard of the arcade version? I've played it at an arcade near where I live.