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This is the third of the games revolving around Earth's struggle with the Seiddabs. You must fly your Z5 Luna Hover Fighter through three zones of Seiddab defences to get to the command base and destroy it.

The display presents you with a forward view from your cockpit with the instruments at the bottom and the rest of the screen devoted to a 3D representation of a planet surface.

Temperature, fuel, armament, radar and navigation gauges all keep you informed of your progress. Cross-wires on the screen indicate your direction and also that of the weapons you fire. If they are lowered to the bottom of the screen, converging lines appear to guide you to the command base.

The first part of the mission consists of destroying or avoiding DAB tanks. These can fire back and each hit you sustain raises the hull temperature until you overheat and crash in a flurry of sparks.

The terrain changes slightly for the next zone with small peaks appearing in the foreground. The enemy here are aerial mines which explode if you approach too near, this also increases the hull temperature.

The last fine of defence is made up of missile silos. Dodge the rockets and it's on to the base.

Through all three zones are Hover Fighters which you pick up first on your radar as numbers on the screen indicating their proximity.

Tanks, mines and silos can be destroyed with laser fire, as can Hover Fighters. The enemy fighters can also be hit by missiles at long range when they're only blips on the radar.

The attack waves are long and to reach the command base without running out of fuel you have to stay on course most of the time. However, constant movement is essential if you are to avoid overheating.

This is another excellent game in the series although some of you may find it a little repetitive.