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In this budget sortie you are enlisted to do a bit of Jumbo minding. The aim is to protect a commercial flight flying through "dangerous skies". Sporadically, a voice announces "fighters approaching" and a swarm of planes attempts to inflict damage on the lumbering 747. Quite why the passengers are being subjected to this unfriendly treatment is never explained and lends a certain aimlessness to a game that lacks variation and purpose.

Successful protection of the Jumbo is rewarded with an exact re-run with only a few more bandits and extra fuel to add to the game elements.

The combat action is adequate but the need to protect the airliner restricts any interesting clashes. The graphics are basic and the instrument panel merely a token to give the impression of sophistication. Even the Jumbo falls to earth with a measly 'phut' rather than an explosion to be replaced on the next run with another load of doomed passengers.

For those willing to pay £2.95 to escort a Kamikaze airlines jet this game could be mildly diverting but players with flying hours under their belts from other aerial combat games may find it lacking.