In the day and age of Multi-core PCs and high end console gaming systems it can be easy to overlook 2D games for higher-priced 3D games. But if you’re willing to look past the missing dimension and like 2D top-down shooters like Geometry wars or Asteroids this game is right up your alley. If you need extra incentive, it's 800 Microsoft points cost puts it in under the $10 USD (£6.85) mark!

Your ship's cannon has a charge meter so you can deliver low power shots to herd space debris together, then fully charge your cannon on the group of debris for multi-kill bonuses. Throw in randomly spawning alien baddies (who want nothing more than to kill you and eat your eyes!) several various power-ups you can collect and you've got yourself a top-down shooter that requires you to be clever and tactical.

Now for the dislikes… Charging and firing the Ion Cannon is done by holding down then releasing the L-trigger instead of the R-trigger. HELLO!? EVERY other Xbox360 shooter on the face of planet earth uses the R-trigger, so what were you thinking!? And before you ask, no, there’s is no option to change the control scheme/layout either. Next dislike… At times (especially in co-op) with so many glowing particles shooting around the screen it can be dizzying, obscuring your view and even offering enemies a chance to creep in and get the better of you as your eyes are distracted by all the pretty particle colours. The only other dislike I really have is the female “Hal” computer voice-over who sounds like she's smoked a couple packs a day for 10 years. Sexy cyberbabe? No. Possible robo-transexual? Yes.