It's been a while since I've played this, but I remember the forward dodge being incredibly useful. Like it'll dodge most of the standard attacks enemies throw at you if you just mash on it.
There's an arcade near me (Galloping Ghost in Brookfield, IL) that has one of the prototype arcade machines for Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. The a.i. was never finished so the computer will only jab every few seconds. Somehow I think I had more fun with that than I would have with the finished game.
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