It's a very interesting idea, but I'm disappointed that the actual merit of your points has absolutely nothing to do with winning the game. Also - when should passionate arguments ever win over anything factual?
I like it. It's fun and adequately challenging. It could be improved by additional sound effects, a music track, more levels, a level selector, and badges.
The graphics, sound and music are excellent. I think my only complaint is that the pace is _slightly_ too fast- one doesn't even really have time to properly aim at anything. But still, very well done.
Tutorial does not equal game. If you really want to make a tutorial, post it on wikihow or some blog somewhere. Tutorials are better suited to static web pages, not this.
Yeah, not being able to pay off your loan on demand = terrible. Maybe this is how it was in the original, but... I think sacrificing authenticity for game playability is a needed tradeoff.
Pretty good game, enough detail to keep you interested, decent graphics and sound. It'd benefit from a soundtrack. One annoying thing is not being able to sell mines, especially if they put you out of power..