Well, what a wonderful game.
Honestly, got is a part of indie humble bundle. Thought I'd try it out because was quite bored. And it turned out to be my favourite game of the year as of now.

AS a 2D platformer it is quite demanding on your system - however nothing an average system can't manage (integrated graphics cards tend to have little support and in that regard run the game quite sluggishly. if you've got a separate gpu then it's gonna run smoothly). Nonetheless personally I think it's a beautiful game, even stunning. Mechanics are great - very enjoyable fighting, nice variety of weapons available and they all feel different too (a bit too "soft" and "smooth" for heavy guns like a rocket louncher or so, but it's futuristic plasma rounds that you're firing so I think it reflects on that well). Many different kinds of opponents that you will have to figure out how to kill, so it's not too much of a straight 'shoot em up' platformer.

Where this game really excels is its soundtrack.
The atmosphere it creates is simply... breathtaking. As a part of bundle I received it separately as mp3, and am listening to in on a regular basis - it's that good.
You will quickly notice that this game is not lengthy. Still it leaves plenty of room for prolongued gameplay, especially if you like picking up achievements and accomplishing everything to perfection.

To round up, as mentioned I was so blown away by this game - gameplay, soundtrack and (forgot to mention) story wise. Definetely pick it up if you're a platformer fan (imho it doesn't redefine the genre in any way - however it does show that it's still got that kick), and, well, even if you're not. I guarantee you will not be let down.

Beautiful game. The hand-drawn environments show a sense of care to 2D games that only a few devs have matched. It is very rare to feel like you have been drawn than just watching you character do things on the screen, but the Alientrap devs have gone above and beyond with this.

The short little tutorial at the beginning is straight forward and controls are easy to grasp. The game introduces new elements very straight forwardly, allowing you to figure out what they do on their own rather than telling you, which keeps the element of discovery fresh in every level. The use this same concept for the enemies.

The level design is great, providing secrets like in retro 2Ders to discover which will give you a buff or extra life. There is no map or compass adding to the genuine "Lost and stranded" theme to the game.

If this wasn't enough to grab it, go check out the demo on Steam!

Capsized relies heavily on physics-based gameplay, and the big killer for such games is real-time physics are simply still not good enough for it to be the sole concept for a game. This makes many challenges in levels simply infuriating and in later levels very easy to put yourself in uncompletable situations.

Floaty controls - which is thematic but also a little awkward. The later levels are really hard, and not in a fun way that's rewarding to beat. It would make a world of difference if, when you ran out of one type of ammo, they would switch you over to the basic ammo. Instead, you switch to whatever's next in the queue, which can lead to you blowing yourself up or wasting something amazing.

Level eleven just made me angry. I guess I could have tried on easy, but no thanks. It's hard to love a game when you feel like you're fighting the mechanics as much as the enemies.

Music is good, though!

This game gets really boring, really fast, especially with its lackluster story. It was interesting at first, but with the lack of development in both gameplay and story the experience grew stale.

If you’re looking for this style of shooter look elsewhere.