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Legend has it that any bear intelligent enough to reach the Inner Sanctum of the Golden Temple shall become Lord of the Lards of Mystery. Will Banjax prove to be such a bear?

He might well, because this is not the hardest game you've ever played. It's a mixture of arcade and adventure in which you send Banjax scurrying around a series of locations, including hedge mazes, woods, mountains and castles - 240 screens in all - in search of the elusive Inner Sanctum.

Needless to say, there are various nasties to contend with - birds, spiders, snakes and blobs - which kill if you touch them, but they're a bit slow and not very fearsome.

The graphics are simple and effective and the game has an attractive slick feel, but it falls rather uneasily between arcade and adventure without being one or the other, and there's not really enough mystery and variety to keep you coming back for more.