I didn't think it was possible but this game has even less actual gameplay than its predecessor! OH BUT WE GOT UPGRADES XD - No that's not fun. I want to actually play a game, not grind money so I can increase the screen size by 10 pixels.
So the only difference between normal and madcap is the amount of health you have? You know you could at least put effort into making hard mode hard...
Since fleeing is 100% effective as far as I know, what's the use of the blue ! bubbles? For the most part you're only saving yourself a couple of seconds by hitting z instead of fleeing at your first chance...