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Danger Mower is original but also rather boring, unfortunatey. The aim of the game is to steer your mower around a lawn and avoid the hazards you meet along the way - cowpats, rocks, and walls.

You have also to collect fuel for the mower, which is spread in cans over the lawn too. You collect points for the areas of the lawn you haven't already cut and leave a yellow trail behind your mower so that you know where you've been.

The colours are rather difficult to see unless you have a good monitor, as the yellow cut path on the gren lawn shows very little contrast. The graphics are only fair too, using just four colours. This is a real pity, as they could have raised my enjoyment of the game considerably.

There is also a constantly-playing tune which, although pleasant in the short term, is wearing over long periods. You can, however, turn this down if you wish.

I found the dexterity involved enjoyable, but the lawn was far too big to complete before losing concentration. I have begun to expect more from software houses than this program gives and I feel that it is vastly overpriced.

D.C.