My mum comes home hours after her disappearance. "Did you get me anything?" I ask. "I got you a few computer games..." she remarks as she trails of into the kitchen to put away her shopping. Could it be the new warcraft game? No that expansion comes out next month. She must have preordered it! This is going to be great! I scrounge through the plastic bags only to find a "100 games in a one" disc in that generic plastic sleeve that looks to be designed with word 2008. God knows from what cyberpunk pirating underground she gets these dodgy discs which are probably chinese botnet builders but I neverthless reluctantly try it.

And on my mum's excuse of a laptop, amidst the plebian trash of bejeweled and diner dash, I find this gem of a game. My steam playtime does not do this game justice. This game was one of the basic tenants of my childhood.

• Fun arcade like shooter with varied game play such as the passive resistance bonus (not shooting anything for a whole level)
  
• Cheap
  
• Catchy Soundtrack
  
• Nice claymation graphics
  
• Can play 2 player on the same computer
  
• Has Steam Trading Cards
  
• Has a sequel (Called Platypus 2)

• Controller compatibility is not guaranteed. It works with my xbox 360 controller but I've heard thats not the case with others.
  
• Minefields. Although I consider them a fun obstacle, some consider them to be broken.
  
• This game is not really for serious gamers. The high score is grindable and replayability in terms of score can be a bit tedious since the leaderboard is useless. But if you've scrolled this far thinking otherwise, I don't know what you were expecting.

The game is a classic side scrolling ship shooter that's fun to play with a friend. It's not too simple that it is repetitive but it's easy enough that anyone can just pick it up and play. Most people have it for the nostalgic value of this old game so I suggest you make some memories of your own!