Attack of the Saucerman!

Before they were absorbed by Sony, Psygnosis was responsible for publishing some interesting games. Attack of the Saucerman, the sole release from Fube Industries Ltd, was an attempt at morphing the sci-fi stylings of a 1950s B-movie with an action-heavy mascot platformer. With Mars Attacks and Men in Black hitting cinemas, the late 90s had a renaissance of flying saucer schlock, the latter of which appears to be a heavy inspiration here.

The game opens on a little flying saucer orbiting our earth. You are Ed, an alien everyman employed by the Grimloid Protection League that is content sitting down watching terrestrial TV (literally). At the same time, your small crew of one goes about their tasks. An alarm disturbs his viewing and he sarcastically addresses Zunk, the ship's mechanic, to demand why. The hapless duo is being contacted by the leader of the Grimloid Homeworld (cheekily referred to as ‘Egg head’ by Ed). There's an errant faction called NEDCO led by the nefarious Big Bubba who is looking to colonize Earth for the sole purpose of farming NEDs. These little yellow creatures are the premier source of food back home and soon Planet Earth - which you have been tasked to protect - will be overrun by the blighters.