Originally Posted by CyCo PL

I had the same thoughts, but once you get closer to the end of the game, it gets significantly harder. You can beat the game at 60 stars, and it's extremely easy to do, but I don't think you've *truly* beaten the game until you have all 120 stars, and that is extremely hard to do. There are a few comet challenges that I still can't beat, after spending dozens of lives trying. I was going to write it off as "too easy" when I beat it at 60 stars, but the later galaxies really provide much more of a challenge.