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Doctor Who is an institution. As such, he's bound to take a few knocks now and then. Luckily our trusted Time Lord has survived them all.

The good news is the Doctor will also be able to survive the Mines of Terror. Surely the hero of the nation deserves something a little better than this ordinary adventure.

Okay, the packaging is lavish - the game comes in a box the side of a videocassette - and there's a decent amount of documentation. But no amount of flash can cover up a lacklustre game.

Doctor Who has been sent by the Time Lords to the planet Jijan where The Master, an old enemy of the Doctor, is building a "time instant replay unit". With this fiendish machine, the evil Master could fulfil his desire to rule the cosmos.

The game spans a vast playing area - with about 130 screens covering ten playing areas including the mineworkers, a reactor, a lift shaft and a monorail.

The one big plus of Doctor Who And The Mines Of Terror is its sheer scale. Map maniacs will find it a delight.