Yeah it's long, and yeah it's repetitive but man is it fun to play. So many thing to do and bonuses all over the place (although my scores don't show it). Take some time to play this battle.
Nothing is super about this battle but nothing is extremely poor either. This should be rated higher than the earlier reviews but try some other battles first.
This was a fun battle containing good dog fighting mission although They got a little repetitive at the end. Note: mission 4 it says you need to kill 67% of the enemies when in fact you need to kill 100%.