This game is open source meaning you can download the code and mess with it to your hearts content. It's available for Windows, Mac and Linux and comes with binaries and packages for major platforms including Ubuntu, Gentoo and FreeBSD. Best of all it supports both local and network games. I love LAN party games.

I'll demonstrate how to get started playing a network game. Launch the game and click configure. You'll first need to edit your team. By default the team name is "DefaultTeam" which is going to cause problems if you try to play with other newbies who haven't changed their name. Click the Edit button next to your team name and assign a new name. From here you can also choose what your grave will look like when your little hedgehogs die. I'm a fan of the rubber duck. :) You can also choose your team flag and voice. When you're done futzing with options click save until you're back at the main menu. Click Network game on the right and choose LAN Game. From here you can specify a server. Our very own Hak5 IRC has a server running all the time at 3.1415926.eu so click Specify and enter that in. If there isn't already a room created you can make one by typing the name in the field at the top and clicking create. Now choose your map details and click your team name to join the list of playing teams. Notice in the top left that your map displays how many hedgehogs it supports. You'll want to generate a map that supports enough hedgehogs for the players you have. Once your friends have joined the room click the light bulb button in the bottom right to specify that you're ready to play. The controls are fairly simple. T to talk. Arrow keys to mvoe and to aim. Space shoots. Enter jumps. Move your mouse around to pan across the map and right-click to select from your inventory of deadly weapons. Bear in mind the active play at the bottom middle, the wind speed to the right and the time left for each play in the left. When you're done killing your friends you're rewarded with a nice line graph of your leet skils, or massive failure.

As usual you can email me at feedback@hak5.org with your thoughts!