Some update seems to have really broken my saved game: I still have maximum stamina, according to the store, but when I play the game I have a tiny amount (probably the starting amount).
Nice idea, but far too often I find myself replaying a level until I get the right power-ups, or don't get an unlucky combination of circles that you can't beat with the weapons you have. Plus the area where you're neither moving nor shooting is simply annoying. "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler"; and this is a step too far for me.
So I'm clicking like a loon, killing everything in sight, barely being touched... then suddenly I'm juggled half a dozen times and die without being able to do anything about it. Not cool.
Dreadful, dreadful controls. I could have danced through this with decent controls, as it is I've finished the game but still can't reliably jump from one platform to the one right next to me.
Roll once you hit ground. Also get some defensive skills upgrades like ukemi. Get air recovery and rolling.