! ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 . 5 D ▁platform ▁video ▁game ▁developed ▁by ▁Cur ve ▁Studios ▁for ▁the ▁Play Station ▁ 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁Play Station ▁Network ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁also ▁available ▁on ▁Microsoft ▁Windows ▁via ▁Gam ers G ate . ▁ ▁Over view ▁Play ers ▁control ▁the ▁tit ular ▁hero , ▁Ex pl ode mon , ▁a ▁super h ero ▁that ▁uses ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁blow ▁himself ▁up ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁destroy ▁enemies ▁and ▁objects , ▁prop el ▁himself ▁through ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁solve ▁environmental ▁puzz les . ▁ ▁The ▁developers ▁have ▁described ▁the ▁game ▁as ▁" a ▁lov ing ▁par ody ▁of ▁badly ▁translated ▁action ▁games ▁and ▁everything ▁that ▁they ▁em body ". ▁ ▁Development ▁Design ▁director ▁Jonathan ▁B iddle , ▁who ▁created ▁the ▁original ▁Ex pl ode mon ! ▁prototype ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁his ▁spare ▁time , ▁describes ▁the ▁game ▁as ▁" what ▁Tre asure ▁would ▁create ▁if ▁they ▁mixed ▁Y oshi ’ s ▁Island ▁with ▁Half - Life ▁ 2 , ▁and ▁is ▁inspired ▁by ▁elements ▁from ▁games ▁as ▁diverse ▁as ▁Street ▁F ighter ▁II , ▁H alo , ▁Super ▁Met roid ▁and ▁Bang ai - O ". ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁The ▁Play Station ▁ 3 ▁version ▁received ▁" m ixed " ▁reviews ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁review ▁aggreg ation ▁website ▁Met ac rit ic . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Platform ▁games ▁Category : Side -