Well, I tried!
And I was RUBBISH with the shield - I honestly dont think i'll bother again
I kept getting shot in the back by enemy no.2 whilst dancing around with enemy no.1 and most of the time my shield would get so shot up that I couldnt see what the hell was going on - plus EVERY bit of semtex thrown at me would land on my shield and then there was the problem of not being able to get my secondary up quick enough
not for me that shield business!