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Although claiming to be a graphical adventure, Cimeeon Moon is in reality a conventional 3D maze game. You are stranded onboard a deserted alien ship. The crew, who were once your enslavers, have mysteriously vanished and the door to your cell is unlocked. Can you discover a means of escape before they make their return? Do you even want to?

There are a number of items to be found, such as shield belts and Vacsuits which may prove of use, but you'll have to search hard for them as they're fairly well spaced out. The maze itself is nicely drawn but the game is infuriating. The commands you can use are limited and there are no responses given so don't expect any witty repartee. In fact, the computer's vocabulary consists of little more than a rather childish 'Oopie!' which hardly inspires confidence.

I rapidly became cheesed off with the thing. Progress is slow if not impossible and rewards are thinly spread. McKensie (Software Projects), which runs on the Spectrum, is a *real* adventure with exactly the same scenario. Now I know which one I'd rather play...