Atari 8-bit software isn't all alien zapping arcade action and armchair generals can table some of the toughest problems of modern warfare as they re-fight the Vietnam war.

Microprose recognises the controversial nature of the war, and while the company hardly takes a pacifist stance, even those with hardened anti-war views could learn something of the problems of the war in South East Asia, from 1954 to 1972, in five scenarios.

The game successfully computerises the style of traditional board wargames, using a cursor to give orders to units. The scenarios are carefully graded, with an initial tutorial for complete novices, and there are options to cover most personal preferences. Serious wargamers should find much to challenge them here.