![]() Where the ease of use works against the game, however - and in fact this problem undermines the whole experience for me - is that the Campaign part of the game is over so quickly. Lovely explosions complemented by a serene blue backdrop. The ease of which you can pick up and play Undertow works to the game's advantage for the most part as it makes it perfect for a quick fifteen minutes' gaming whilst the missus is putting her face on. Similar to Geometry Wars, it's a left-stick move, right-stick shoot scenario with the addition of a boost button (handy for quickly wrangling yourself free from a surprise three-pronged attack) and button for dropping depth charges (handy for giving the bad guys something to think about just before you make your aforementioned hasty retreat). It's not the hardest concept in the world but it's highly addictive. So if the enemy are numerous then maybe you should choose something in between. But they are slow and don't have a very high rate of fire. However the enemy will soon suss you out so it's time to bring the big boys in. Sometimes you might just need some light infantry to scuttle across the map to the unmanned checkpoint, stand there for a few seconds, wait until it goes blue and then it's yours. ![]() You can choose between four types of craft that vary in speed, agility and firepower. ![]() It all sounds rather silly, and in fact it is rather, but sometimes I like a bit of silliness and this is one of those occasions. Ok, the 'we' is an alien race and the 'threw our fridges into the sea' is 'devastating attack' but you get the picture. Your motivation for all this shooting is to survive a new water world that has been created after we all threw our fridges into the sea and the world warmed up thus melting the polar caps and drowning the planet. You take on the guise of Iron Marines, Nemodians (followers of Nemo of course!) and Atlantians. Undertow is a side-scrolling shooter in which you must capture five checkpoints littered around the murky underworld in order to stave off attack by numerous types of bad guys. ![]()
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