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My four year old loves this sort of game - waggle the joystick and fire like mad while sound and colours pour forth. For me, the enjoyment won't be so lasting. Yes, there are some splendid targets to shoot at, there are ants, butterflies, birds, wasps, rockets, tanks and even bonus "treasure" to collect as it slips down amongst the nasties. But the addiction soon wears off.

There is little or nothing in the packaging to indicate what to expect, and the address of the supplier is nowhere to be found. It has a pause facility, for when the telephone rings, and a restart option for when you lose a life early on. I especially like the ability to type 'EX' and exit the game back to Basic. That's so much better than turning off and on again - other programmers please note.

Once upon a time, when Space Invaders was giving way to Galaxian, this would have been knockout. Now it's good but unexceptional, and a little bit overpriced. The computer games industry is a place of tough competition. If this company, wherever they are, can't do better than this one, they won't be lasting very long.

B.J.