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The great Seiddab war rages on, this time across the pock-marked surface of the moon. In your bristling new Hover fighter you must breach the three defences of the ghastly alien Seiddab base and destroy their Command Bunker. The first defence zone is patrolled by some fairly mindless robotic tanks and so is (relatively) easy to pass - once you've mastered the complexities of prolonged Hover flight! Zone two is rather more difficult as you must fly across mountainous terrain through great clusters of aerial Seiddab mines.

I have invariably met my demise here, thundering into the mines with all the flying skill of a shortsighted pigeon. I never managed to see the range of self-activating missile silos beyond, nor the alien base itself.

The on-screen display is comprehensive and includes cockpit cross-hairs for pin-pointing the enemy, automatic radar, fuel monitor and temperature display. This is particularly useful as direct hits and exploding mines cause the hull to overheat, which means pushy pilots will soon roast. Scrolling throughout the game is smooth and the bleak hi-res graphics are delightfully effective. I particularly liked the distant Earth which appears on the horizon as you rocket aimlessly around the luna surface. All in all, this is a classy climax to Hewson's Seiddab trilogy and so is well worth checking out.

It's certainly as good as those highly-rated Dragon 32 offerings from the Tom Mix stable.