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Anyone who has seen the film 2001: A Space Odyssey might remember, at the beginning, the scene where there is a shuttle docking with a revolving space station. In this game, you have to do this too.

You are in control of a shuttle and your job is to safely dock with the station. There are six skill levels with the user starting at a greater distance from the orbiting station and with more things to correct before docking. As the pilot, you have full control over forward, lateral, and vertical movements and control over the pitch, yaw, and roll of the shuttle. These can be controlled using either the ACS (Attitude Control System) which gives fine control over the shuttle, or the OMS (orbital manoeuvring system) which provide 50 times the thrust of the ACS.

The cassette comes with a comprehensive manual and a function key overlay. The only criticism I have is the slow response time but this is understandable considering the number of things that have to be calculated.