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The time: the near future. The place: the New World. The problem: the Ultra War, a vicious conventional global conflict between the North and the South. The current phase of the war has raged for the past ten years, until inevitable finally happened - stalemate.

Such are the defensive capabilities of both forces, a full-scale offensive assault would be suicide, so each side has resorted to small-scale tactical actions by the best soldiers in specialist vehicles, in order to sabotage the other's war efforts.

The Mauler is the latest of these vehicles, a Northern designed tank which can be transported straight into the thick of things by stealth helicopter, and armed with the very latest in destructive weaponry. And guess who volunteered to drive it...?

The New World is viewed in solid-fill 3D, a plain dotted with hills, trees, buildings and the like, and traversed by rivers, roads, railway lines and power cables, all viewed from different angles both inside and outside the Mauler. There are sixteen missions to complete, and success could turn the war in your favour. Don't even contemplate failure...

The future is here, and it's called Battle Command! Big words, perhaps, but for a game which is essentially Battlezone with knobs on, Battle Command is one of the best games I've played for a long time.

Similar in the tactical aspect to its predecessor, Carrier Command, Realtime have taken leaps and bounds to ensure the playability of the sequel is more engrossing and entertaining than the original.

The 3D is smooth, and the screen update is a lot faster than before. The sound is your everyday booms and bangs, but what do you expect from a tank game?

In techical terms, this is one amazing program, and in gameplay terms the same applies - driving around the countryside, meeting interesting new people and blasting them to smithereens!

It's all very addictive, and will have armchair tacticians gibbering like loonies. If you're after a game of this nature, look no further - this is the best one!