*giggles* Actually, the game does get a lot more fast-paced in the second half, the first half is just .. warming up, to give everyone a chance to get used to the controls and everything, you know? ;3 And easy mode is indeed a lot easier, so if you have troubles in the normal difficulty setting, you'll get a lot farther in easy mode ^-^
(The third level, only? ;P Aww, c'mon <.< )