Oops.

It’s a very good game… but sometimes I’m not very good at it.

Gauntlet mode. The green orbs give you extra time.

The first new mode is Gauntlet, in which obstacles come from right to left and you have to avoid them for as long as possible. No combos or scoring, it’s all about survival time. A nice change from the standard gameplay.

Code Red. It is to standard mode what Yorkie is to Galaxy.

The other new mode is Code Red, which is the same as the standard game, but misses of the boring bits at the beginning. This makes an absolutely brilliant game even more absolutely brilliant and makes me want to give the developers big, manly hugs and buy them beer. And then have them buy me beer, because, after all, I’ve already given them my money.

Mmmm… beer.

I don't often lose my ship any more, but every now and again all the explosions make me forget where I am.

I unlocked a new weapon (Lightning) and got a new high score that’s just a little below a million points. That was quite annoying, but as it more or less doubled my previous score, I don’t think I should complain too much.

You need this game, you know. It’s another one of those iPhone necessities. Sorry, but it is.

Oh, no. I’m seeing red dots when I shut my eyes. It’s one of those games.

I'm too busy to take screenshots when things get more interesting.

I really like the way achievements are used to unlock new power ups. That gives the achievements a real point and makes me want to get more of them. Even the one for dying within five seconds. I felt bad about it, but I did it.

It’s very, very hard to put down once you’ve started playing and is completely worthy of all the acclaim it’s getting from people who have played it.

Avoid the red dots, use power ups to destroy them.

The only problem is that you need to be sat up to play. You’re meant to be able to play lying down, but I can’t get my ship/arrow/thing to move left and right when doing that, even if I calibrate it with a custom setting. I’m not sure if it’s a problem with the iPhone accelerometer or whether it’s something that can be fixed in an update, but it’s a little annoying.

When sat up at the right angle, though, this is one of those perfectly-polished small iPhone gems.