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Not exactly hip but certainly hot! After a couple of notable duffers (Eskimo Eddie, Pogo) Ocean return to form with Cavelon - a quite superb maze game.

Christian Urguart, author of the best-selling Kong and Hunchback for the Spectrum has excelled himself here with this infuriating but compulsive medieval quest.

As a portly knight you must gird your loins and waggle bravely through the portals of the dread castle Blah (!) in order to rescue the incarcerated princess Guinevere. There are six levels to traverse, all of which boast considerable peril. (She had better be worth it.)

To move between the floors, you need to collect the portions of door which have been scattered about the maze. These portions are guarded by a host of trigger-happy archers who will do their best to deflate your ardour. Only the mystical aura of the legendary Excalibur can protect you and even then only in bursts.

Upon completing each level, a little graphic routine depicts your triumph. Although there's a comprehensive joystick option I opted for the more definite feel of the keyboard. Well, if you're gonna spend days on a game you might as well get comfortable.