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Monsters generally get a bad press. Portrayed for centuries as slavering, brainless killing machines hasn't done much for their publicity. In fact, they're an intelligent bunch, who vent their anger not by stomping around eating prehistoric man, but by climbing into a ring for a bit of a wrestle.

Grab that joypad and become one of a variety of these massive maulers, taking on the challenge of flooring your beastly opponent before he gets the better of you. Choose your fighter from a wide selection, then take to the ring and, well, beat ten shades out of the poor thing in front of you. Couldn't be easier. Honest.

Goldrock: Top of the pile on planet Raitan, Goldrock's one tough hombre made out of stone! He's fairly slow, though, and doesn't have too many moves at his disposal.

Tomahawk: Head hombre on planet Birdy. Tomahawk's a top-flight scrapper who's king in the air but not so hot on the ground. Watch out for his swooping attack of doom!

Medusa: Hero of the planet Golgon, Medusa may be fat but he's fit as well. Lumbering around the screen, he can suddenly change into a spinning wheel of death from which there is no escape!

Dio: Fresh from the planet Tree, Dio's the sensation of the sport. He may be a poxy little plan, but he's brill! With his snapping jaws he can actually eat his opponents for lunch, and we think he's fab!

Eyesight: Top man on planet Cyprus, Eyesight's boxing skills know no bounds. Great with his fists, he's not much good anywhere else.

Drason: Hotshot of the planet Rulgus, Drason the dragon is another with an uncanny talent for blowing fire out of his gob! Make sure to time your attacks or he'll burn your botty...

Zrygunte: Screaming in from the planet Sushi, where he's king lobster, Zrygunte knows how to grab his foe in a pincer grip of doom! Trouble is, if he misses he's wide open to attack! On dear...

No ropes cordon off this wrestling ring - it's electrified! Throw your opponent onto the invisible force field and he's toasted for a couple of seconds before falling unconsciously to the floor: just the right time to give 'im a damn good kicking!

If you think the music during the game is a bit on the poor side, you might like to hunt out a few of these beastly tunes and play them at full blast! Get It On - T Rex. Crocodile Rock - Elton John. I'll Be There - The Four TriceraTops. American Pie - Don Maclean. Anything - Des O Connor - 'cos all his stuff is monstrously bad.

An unusual twist, I suppose - monsters in a wrestling ring. Perhaps a clever way to jump on the whole wrestling games bandwagon. It's just a pity that Beast Warriors is a pile of old crap.

Nothing about it is remotely exciting. The graphics, although looking quite nice in static screenshots, animate pathetically and the shadows beneath them are a complete joke: they flicker and they're all exactly the same size and shape!

Sound is pretty atrocious, especially the in-game tunes which are completely ill-fitting. Gameplay is dull, simplistic and annoying in equal parts. Half the time the monsters don't seem to respond to the controls and I simply couldn't be bothered to sit around and find out what the other half was life.

Actually, Beast Warriors has made me feel quite ill, so I don't want to write any more about it.