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Hip-Hop, Be-Bop, don't stop! Grab your ghetto blaster and head down to the shopping precinct. It's time to get down to some crucial popping guys!

Yeah! While you are in hospital recovering from that headspin which whacked you out why not keep up your Breakdancing on the micro that's really got the juice - the Commodore 64!

CBS have imported this odd little game from the USA - where Breakdancing began. It features four different games based around the Breakdance craze and sets them to an Electro-style soundtrack.

The first is a simple "Simon Says" game where you have to follow the dance moves of a computer-controlled B-Boy. Game two features the Rocket Crew, a bunch of breakers who move down the street/screen at you - you have to outdance them and make them vanish as the ranks of dancers move closer and closer - Space Invader-style.

Game three is a real puzzle. You have to arrange dancers in the correct order of moves - and I must admit this one got the better of me.

Game four is probably the best game of the lot - especially if you get out of breath just watching Breakdancers at work! You can use the menu to create your own dance routine - then record it and play it back on screen. Your little dancer does all the hard word while you sit back and watch!

There is also an option to play all four games in a row and attempt to get into the Breakdance hall of fame.

Overall Breakdance is a novel game - but I'm sure anyone who enjoys dancing isn't going to sit down in front of a computer to do it! The graphics are nice - but the sound, considering the potential of the C64's sound chip, leaves a lot to be desired.

Documentation is great - and includes a glossary of Breakdance terms and a list of dance moves. Now you need never feel out of place when people start talking about Gyros, Moonwalking and Up Rocking!

Full marks for originality - but I'm not sure who will want to play the game.