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Terrorists have captured the last two medium range nuclear missiles, and the player has been given thirty minutes to annihilate all enemy installations.

Starting from a central HQ, the player guides either a tank or a helicopter over the two-way horizontally scrolling landscape, destroying the six terrorist outposts and two missile silos on the way. Specific points are awarded for destroying different ground targets, and bridges are repaired by helicopter so that the tank can progress. Fail, and the world is destroyed.

Everything about this game is brilliant, from the amazingly realistic graphics, to the great soundtrack that pounds away throughout. The scrolling smooth and very fast as you thunder around the landscape in the wonderfully animated tank and helicopter.

For this reason, playability is high, and great fun is to be had blowing up rocket launchers, early warning radars and so on. The additional pressure of the timer is an added incentive, making Battle Valley an exercise in ordered panic. This is the best excuse to spend a couple of quid I've seen in quite a while.

This is an extremely well presented game in all respects. The attractive title sequence leads you into a very playable and compulsive game. Graphically, it's excellent: the tanks and helicopters are beautifully drawn and animated, and the four-level parallax backdrops are very smart!

It's a very easy game to get into, and the presentation makes it even more appealing: the difficulty is well graded making it challenging without being frustrating. Buy it immediately.

Presentation 91%
Excellent on-screen display, title screen and 'death' sequence.

Graphics 93%
Colourful, detailed backgrounds and beautifully animated sprites.

Sound 70%
Good title music and above average effects.

Hookability 91%
The simplistic nature of the gameplay makes it very easy to get into, and its aesthetic appeal serves to increase the lure.

Lastability 86%
Only six outposts and two silos to storm, but the time-factor increases its difficulty.

Overall 91%
The best release yet on the Rack-It label.