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You'll have no more lonely nights with your C64 or Spectrum if you splash out on the game of the Paul McCartnet movie Give My Regards To Broad Street.

The theme of the game is similar to the movie. You have to chase around after parts of a lost song - each part is held by a different friend. You have to dash around the streets of London in hot pursuit of these people who are all travelling about on the tube.

If you are outside the right tube station at the right time then you'll get a note and you can dash on to find the next person until you've got the entire song.

Then it's back to Abbey Road studios to mix the tune and present it to your manager who is threatening all sorts of nasty things unless you get that hit single to him by midnight!

Each person - they include Linda, Ringo and former Beatles producer George Martin - has different "computer personalities" and likes to be at different places in London at different times.

You must read their biographies and work out which station they are likely to use - and be there on time!

The main screen display shows your car and a bird's eye view of the streets of London. That is unless you've hit the fire button when you're outside a tube station, in which case you get a detailed view of the station entrance and some neat London skyline graphics in the background. I particularly liked the graphic of St Paul's Cathedral.

The bottom of the screen is split into three parts. One shows you where a certain character is and at what time he or she used a particular tube. In the centre there is a larger scale scan of your location in London - surrounding roads, stations etc. Finally, there is another readout which shows the time and the number of musical notes you've collected.

The package includes a poster sized map of inner London and the tube network - which you'll need when starting to play the game to find out just where you are.

Car control can be a bit tricky to start with - but you should soon get the hang of it.

You need to think fast and learn your way around the streets to get the most out of Broad Street which is ultimately a fast-pased strategy game.

The graphics are good and the sound is nice too - but I'm not sure how many times I could listen to the C64's version of Band On The Run!

Overall, the McCartney game should be a top ten hit.