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So many of the computer games released at present are spin-offs from other mediums. We have the game of the TV programme, the game of the film and the game of the pop group, and so on. Danger Mouse, which not only is a hit with the kiddies but with a large following of adults too, has now received the computerisation treatment courtesy of Creative Sparks.

On reading the inlay card you are treated to a mini-episode of Danger Mouse which functions as the introduction to the game. The program itself consists of three separate games. Let's deal with each in turn. Game one places you in a sort of "dodge the characters scrolling towards you". These characters I believe all have Danger Mouse connections, one is Baron Greenback's crow friend (so my younger sister informed me).

Once you have got through this you come across a game based in the jungle where you must cross the swamps and climb to the top of a large tree. A very dull game with the only compensation being the finely-animated Danger Mouse and Penfold characters. The final game is the best of the three with you having to extinguish a series of yellow lights by hitting certain buttons in the correct sequence.

The games are all controlled by joystick and there are the now mandatory high score and level options. However, I have some difficulty in targeting who will buy this game. The graphics are excellent, the cartoon characters are depicted very well, but the game design is extremely poor and has little addictiveness. A few parents will buy the game for their children, but Creative Sparks cannot guarantee sales of many more, even when a poster is offered as well.

C.G.