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This game is a multiscenario land based war game offering a wide variety of options. The concept is simple. You command the good guys and must perform a specified operation against the bad guys.

The screen display gives a view of the action. Topographical features such as woods, rocky areas, depressions and hills are shown by different symbols. The map is equivalent to three screen areas so scrolling is used to reveal new areas as you move about. The display uses hi-resolution bit mapping so whilst single pixel movement is used, everything is shown in the same green colour. This makes visibility difficult on domestic TVs. As you move your tanks and other units, the change in positions is updated on the map. Overall the handling of the graphics is first rate.

As commanding officer, your job is simply to command. This involves deployment of forces and choice of tactics. The programmer has spared no pains to give a complex game. A wide range of factors including fire accuracy, armour, anti-tank unit, scouts, panic under fire and scenario interact to give a realistic game. To make life even more interesting, you can define your own scenario. To help you in this task, a long list of the characteristics of different tanks and carriers is provided in. the excellent manual.

This is a high calibre war game which will appeal to the average user who doesn't want to relive a specific campaign. The one real black mark is the price. A fiver cheaper would be nearer the mark.

A.W.