Spare Parts is a platform video game developed by EA Bright Light and published by Electronic Arts.

[2] The story is set around a pair of robots, Mar-T and Chip, who become stranded on a junkyard planet by an alien race known as the Krofax.

Shortly after exiting one of the planet's caves the robots learn from Con-Rad that the Krofax have constructed a surface-to-air laser that will destroy the ship upon takeoff if not disabled.

The robotic pair sabotage the laser which fires lethal shot to Lord Krung's cruiser as it explodes.

Krung drops the final crucial part for Con-Rad's spacecraft, and the robots return to the ship and begin their escape from the planet.

As the vessel begins to leave orbit, Con-Rad detects movement in the hangar bay; Lord Krung survived their recent battle and has stowed away.

[6] The ship's computer is voiced by English actor Simon Pegg, known for the lead role in Shaun of the Dead.

"[7] In an interview with Casualgaming.biz, EA Bright Light's Gary Napper said of the target audience, "I like to think that we’ve made a game for everybody.

He also cited the platform genre in general, adding that he "couldn’t really call out a specific title" as the main influence for the game.

He cited Japanese manga and cyberpunk elements and added "it's a good representation of contemporary science fiction.

"There’s things in the game that you can do, like if you both double jump at the same time, you perform a high-five which gives you a health pack," stated Napper.

Chris Buffa of RunDLC stated that Pegg's performance "gives Spare Parts much needed personality, thanks to often times humorous dialogue.

Kristine Steimer and Colin Moriarty of IGN stated players will "end up fighting with your partner for the stubbornly-fixed camera's attention.

"[12] Dan Whitehead of Eurogamer stated simply that the camera system in cooperative mode was "horrible".

[26] Brett Day of 411Mania gave the Xbox 360 version a score of 8.5 out of 10 and said, "EA has delivered a great game that will keep you coming back for more, as you will want to find everything on the planet.

The biggest downfall is the blasted camera, and it will frustrate the fire out of you at times, and will cause you to die needlessly, but overall the game is excellent.

"[19] However, Roger Hargreaves of Metro gave it a score of five out of ten, saying, "Ratchet & Clank's less talented cousins show just how unimportant technical competence is when a game has no heart or ambition.