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Acorn can usually be relied upon to produce good versions of classic games, and this is no exception. Crazy Tracer is a copy of the excellent Painter.

You have to guide a paint roller around squares while avoiding monsters intent on flattening the roller. There are two different screens which alternate with each other. On the first you have to trace round each square, which fills in when completely surrounded. The second is more difficult. You can only fill squares adjacent to ones already filled. If you change direction or move away from the square the roller runs out of paint and you have to go back to a completed square for a refill.

Extra lives are awarded for every 10,000 points scores and you can make the monsters jump if you get caught in a desperate situation. You also get bonus points for filling squares containing fruit.

Crazy Tracer has all the addictive qualities of games like Pac-Man. Basically simple and yet totally absorbing.