As you've probably guessed this game is based on the film 'War Games'. This time you can't sit back and allow some young computer wizard to save humanity - it's up to you.

For those who haven't seen the film, a thermo-nuclear war is imminent. Some nut has broken into the North American Air Defence System computer and started a nuclear war simulation. However the computer thinks that an enemy is really attacking and is getting ready to retaliate.

You're presented with a map of North America. Placed around the map are a number of missile bases and the headquarters of NORA!). On this map you can see all of the attacking missiles as white dots. These are a little too small and it's possible to miss the dots as they move around the screen.

You must move your cursor over the attacking missile and press the fire button. The display then shows you the section of the USA where the missile is supposed to be and you get a chance to shoot it down. No real challenge here, just do it as fast as possible.

If you shoot down a missile then you must solve a computer generated puzzle. All that you have to do is to quickly find a match to the shape the computer gives you. If you fail a new missile will appear.

And on it goes. More missiles appear, the puzzles get harder, and eventually a nuclear war erupts. So much for rescuing humanity, all you appear to do is to delay the holocaust by a few minutes.

Graphics and sound are rather weak, and without anything exciting in the gameplay to hold your attention, boredom rapidly sets in.