Out at midnight: Glorkian Warrior for iOS lets you protect an asteroid from alien invasion with a wisecracking backpack

Glorkian Warrior: Trials of Glork has just surfaced on the New Zealand App Store, which means it'll be available in the UK and US at midnight tonight.

This side-on arcade shooter sees you protecting an asteroid from wave after wave of invading aliens, and is inspired by some real classics of the genre.

It's funny, too, with the hand-drawn art really setting this game apart from the po-faced games that are prevalent in this genre.

If blasting aliens and having a giggle is your idea of a good night in, keep your eyes on the UK and US App Stores later today for Glorkian Warrior: Trials of Glork. It'll set you back £1.99 / $2.99.