@wolf "Playing for an hour and haven't beaten the second boss" This should be simple (I got it on second run), and by the way the flag does a lot more than the other upgrades do.
To everybody who is complaining about the in-game purchase things: Don't worry. The beta test for S&P 2 has none of the annoying aspects of the game, but still has bonus items for items you can normally buy, or something not required for gameplay (Like days).