Platypus Hot

I tried it after reading Emuholic's review and he's right. This game is really fun and nicely made. The Claymation style is really well done and the controls are smooth. Doesn't get better than that in a shooter.

Platypus is a horizontal scrolling shooter in which you must the defend your home planet of Mongola from the invading plasticine army. Claymation is something not often seen in video games, the only true Claymation games I could find at a glance is The Neverhood and Clay Fighter. When used well it can look great, does Platypus live up to the expectation? Read on to find out.

Platypus is set over four levels each with four stages and an end of level boss stage which can be played as single or local two player co-operatively. The first level of Platypus starts off relatively easy, as you progress through the game it increases in difficulty with new larger enemies to destroy and obstacles such as exploding mines and a volcano which spits out boulders which you must avoid. Although each level introduces new enemy types, old ones are often repeated, it can feel a little samey at times but overall the location changes, enemy types and obstacles manages to keep it fresh.

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