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Hewson kicks off its new budget range with a whole bunch of strong titles for all formats. Draughts Genius is a nice Spectrum simulation of the well-known board game. It features nicely animated graphics and enough skill levels to keep even the most demanding checkerboard challenger happy.

You can play the computer or another human opponent - or get the computer to play itself if you feel like it!

Load in the game and you find yourself facing a very famous person - it's a pixellated Einstein, probably the most famous draughts player ever!

You make the moves by using a simple cursor - and the game tells you when you're making a wrong move using a speech bubble from the Prof's mouth. He also makes comments throughout the game.

The rules of the game are as the real thing - and are simple enough to pick even if you've never played the game before.

The animated Einstein really adds an element of fun to the game and gives you someone to challenge if you're playing alone. You get a real buzz if you manage to beat him at a high skill level.

Great value, nicely presented and lots of fun to play. What more could you want from a budget game?