Downloadable arcade games are a funny mish mash, aren't they? On the one hand you have the likes of Shadow Complex, Braid and Command and Conquer Commander's Challenge - meaty, innovative, graphic-heavy titles that really push the boundaries of your little grey console... and on the other, you've got the old classics from yesteryear: Speedball II, Sensible World of Soccer and Worms.

While these old favourites appeal to the likes of me, a 30-something gamer who enjoyed them the first time round, I wonder how well they actually sell nowadays? I imagine your average teen wouldn't get the same enjoyment from them somehow?

Still, I couldn't be happier with this latest addition, Qix - a real old school favourite that I used to play on my Nintendo Gameboy almost 20 years ago!

The premise is fairly simple: a kind of line thingy moves about the screen in a haphazard fashion and you have to move about the place creating shapes and reducing the amount of space for the aforementioned line to move about in. Clear? Once you have eaten up the required amount of space or trapped your erratic foe, then you head onto the next level - and have a few more beasties bouncing about the place trying to make your life even harder! You have to see it to understand it...

Anyways, even though my explanation may be somewhat lacking, this is well worth a download and will no doubt eat away at your spare time. Qix is a great pick up and play game and perfect for the realms of Live Arcade!