Ben Alien Protector Earth Force

Ben Tennyson's not your average kid. Not anymore, at least. Not since he found an alien artifact called the Omnitrix.

It's an out-of-this-world, high-tech wristwatch which fell out of the sky and into Bet accidental possession;

and, also accidentally, transformed him into a makeshift superhero.

Now he's living a double life, as both a normal, everyday 10-year-old boy, but also as the shapeshifting, split-personalitied Ben.

Ben Alien Protector Earth Force is the first video game to attempt an adaptation of this popular Cartoon Network franchise, and it does a solid job.

Which should be a sigh of relief for fans of the series, because this is one character that certainly must have been a challenge to faithfully translate.

Because Ben's double life isn't just a double. Or a triple, or quadruple.

Bens dealing instead with upwards of 20 different personalities and alternate alien forms in the cartoon show,

and it's kind of a mess to try to keep track of them all.

The titular numeral refers to his original set of 10 transformations;

the Omnitrix on his arm, when activated, allowed him to assume the shape,

abilities and psychological mentality of any of 10 different alien species.

But as the series has progressed, he's gained more and more accessible alien forms to call upon, with new ones added with regular frequency.

The game plays out as a side-scrolling action/platformer, with a brawling component introduced when enemies arrive on the scene.

And it's an immediately satisfying balance; the touch screen displays an ever-present graphic of Ben's Omnitrix wristwatch,

and you can spin the ring on it with your thumb to select any of Bet different forms, at any time,

and spontaneously morph into whichever form you think is best for the current situation.

If you've got a long jump to clear, pick Heatblast; his floating firesled will gain you the extra distance.

If you need to climb a sheer vertical wall, swap to Fourarms;

his four massive hands have the strength to hold on where the other aliens can't.

It's really quite a bit of fun to just watch Bens change shapes, back and forth, to whatever alien you want, whenever you want.