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Cases Computer Simulations chose the right name for this one, because it's really the pits. The game is a tedious mixture of adventure, arcade and puzzle.

Adventure clement: 'Far away from here, in a hidden gorge through the Mountain of the Golden Lion, lies the Forgotten Abyss.' If only it were. Unfortunately, you have to fight your way through, destroying the 'many evil monsters that lurk in the shadows'.

You are presented with a grid: at each intersection you have to perform a task if you want to carry on. Arcade element; a spider descends from the top of the screen. You have to shoot its body five times before you can go further. Or: a crude maze appears through which you must make your way before your oxygen runs out.

Puzzles: tedious feats of mental arithmetic must be performed, otherwise the ogre asking the questions will eat you. If he does, the screen will display the message 'Chop, cut. slice'.

On your way between points, the message 'The bridge begins to creak' is printed with awesome regularity... 'Fortunately, it holds.' Well, it's a matter of opinion.

The trouble with programs like this is that they are neither one thing nor another. Nor even anything else.