It's "legit difficult" because you barely have any control. I tried playing it the other day and gave up after about an hour of frustration. I don't want to be too hard on it, because I know first person shooter controls hadn't been well established at the time and I don't remember having such a hard time when I was a kid. If there is a more modern control scheme (instead of splitting looking and moving the way that it does), it would be a lot easier. I just can't wrap my head around it now.