Lucky journos attending CES are getting to play all kinds of great games, including the upcoming Live Arcade title Alien Hominid HD. Based on the cult-hit PS2/Gamecube game, Alien Hominid HD is a sidescrolling shooter in the vein of classics like Contra and Metal Slug. It's got classic-level difficulty, too: just because it's cartoony doesn't mean it won't kick your ass.

Game|Life says:

The awesome art style and hilarious animation get their chance to Shine in HD, and now you can't blame the resolution anymore when you die. I don't know if anyone was actually doing that, but I've heard all kinds of excuses. Alien Hominid HD is still really flipping hard; I died like twenty times in three minutes.

Read more impressions at:Game|Life, IGN, Kotaku