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While I actually enjoyed the visuals sometimes enemies could get a bit lost amidst the backgrounds.

The stage design leaves a bit to be desired at times. I was usually more worried about my health than the time ticking away, but thankfully Putty is a pretty durable little guy who has ample opportunities to improve his attacks and regain health as he bounces around the levels. Putty Squad does drop you into levels against a timer that does eventually expire, but it was almost never a major concern. She enjoys platforming titles like Sonic, but also appreciates ones that sometimes take things a little more slowly like LittleBigPlanet. Putty Squad today certainly looks and sounds the part, with a chirpy retro soundtrack and bright, colourful visuals that immediately caught my youngest daughter’s eye.

But this? This, judging from its remake, would have been something different. Games like Mario and Sonic generally pushed players into going fast, with a mostly left to right scroll and some minimal vertical components. I never played it back then, but it would have felt both out of place and refreshingly different I imagine, because here Putty is less about speed and more about navigation. There is little in the way of a story here as this is a re-imagining of an old SNES title that released back in 1994. The hero of this game, Putty, is a little blue blob who can jump, float, punch and more as he moves around levels in search of red blobs he can absorb in order to open up the door that exits each level. Putty Squad is an interesting mishmash of ideas that come together early to create a different kind of platforming experience, but one that may not be suited to everyone.