The Furons - sadistic, 4ft tall aliens on a mission to subvert humanity and take control of Earth - make a welcome return in this sequel to last year's surprise hit. As with its predecessor, Destroy All Humans 2 involves wreaking havoc on the human authorities, battling with other alien races and generally laying waste to the cities of Earth.

Perhaps the game's best feature is its dark sense of humour. The main character, Cryptosporidium, is an excellent anti-hero, and the voice acting and scripting are spot-on. Particular highlights include Crypto’s foul-mouthed Jack Nicholson impersonation and the brilliant Anthony Head (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Little Britain) as a dapper MI6 agent. The incidental humans you’ll meet are absurdly stupid, so you’ll feel completely justified in using the game’s extensive arsenal of grisly alien weapons, even on random passers-by. The 1960's setting provides enormous amounts of ammunition for the game's pop-culture humour, with hippies, communists and 'squares' all being mercilessly lampooned.

In terms of game play, the action is split into two modes: land-based and air-based. The former involves guiding Crypto around a series of urban environments, completing missions and collecting useful weapon upgrades while trying not to attract too much attention from the authorities. The latter, by far the more entertaining of the two, has you take control of a flying saucer and go about raining fiery death on the powerless humans below. As you progress through the game, you'll get access to a broad selection of alien weapons and powers, including telekinesis, a disintegrator gun, and everyone's favourite, the Anal Probe.

While the presentation is wonderful, the game play can be a little monotonous. A lot of the action revolves around a standard 'collect em up' mechanic, interspersed with sections where you blast large numbers of enemy forces with your ray guns. It's fun to start with, and the variety of weapons and powers goes some way toward keeping it interesting, but the combat sometimes feels a little shallow. What's more, when there's a lot of action on screen the controls can become a little unresponsive and, with occasionally sloppy visuals, it's obvious that this is not a next-gen game.

These small grudges aside, Destroy All Humans 2 is a great sequel – not because it has particularly outstanding or innovative game play, but rather because of its engaging story and wicked sense of humour. Well worth a look.

Destroy All Humans 2: Make War Not Love is out now.