Just before the Christmas holidays kick in, Xbox Live have released another title. Mini Squadron is now available to download, and sees you pop into a fighter aircraft and take to the skies in a delightful side scrolling 2-D action game which mixes shoot-em-up sensibilities with some (very) basic principles of flight and maneuvers. Any aggression over visiting relatives? This is the perfect way to get it out your system.

From the Marketplace:

MiniSquadron is a frantic shooter involving lots of little planes all vying for supremacy of the skies! Perform loop-the-loops, Immelmann turns and other daring feats of aeronautical acrobatics with a super fluid control system. Experience the joy of freedom in the air!

• 9 levels of aeronautical mayhem.
• Over 60 unique flying machines to discover
• Oodles of enemies and weapons
• Achievements, leaderboards and a giant squid
• Hours and hours of fantastic flying fun

We''ll have a full review in the next week or so, once Ewan has tracked down a copy of The Blue Max.