Of course, at the start of the game these tend to be similar, but as you progress and keep encountering new features they'll get more and more varied and fun to figure out. Once you get the hang of things, and especially when replaying stages, the game really starts to shine - the slightly linear layouts work in its favour, preventing aimless wandering and just presenting you with challenge after challenge. Many other elements also come into play, including the usual locked doors and matching keys, but also an alternate dimension in which you can only survive for a limited time, machines which change the weather, and many more. Your main goal in most of the levels is to rescue the trapped Critters, who will in turn open paths for you and eventually lead you to the exit. Mostly, though, it's not a super fast-paced game, as there are plenty of puzzles and challenges that need to be figured out you will only encounter the occasional section of platforming. Some levels have ramps, boost pads and tracks suspended above the planet that almost make you feel like Sonic the Hedgehog when speeding through, in addition to Armillo himself having a Sonic-esque rolling dash attack. During gameplay, you get to roll and jump around small, spherical planets, similar to Super Mario Galaxy, but there are rails and walled off paths all around meaning that you can't just go wherever you please. The game comes quite close to resembling other games, but in the end feels quite unique.

It's the tried-and-tested video game story - your friends get kidnapped, the bad guys try to take over the world, and you've got to set things right. In Armillo, you take the role of the titular character, a space armadillo, who is living life carefree on his home planet when it's suddenly attacked by the evil Darkbots. Now that it's finally here, were those years in development well spent? There's been a lot of great eShop content as of late, but not many examples have been in the works for as long as Armillo, which was first announced way back in 2011.