Nope, still the same as it always was. Still has the "easy mode" targeting where if you reverse the ship it will keep itself pointed at the baddies for you.
It reminds me a lot of Wing Commander: Privateer from back in the day. Games where your guns only point forward just devolve into spinning fights.
Buddy, that's all it has ever been. Sell you the problem, and then sell you a solution that doesn't work either. At some point you realize the only solution is not to play.