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You are, believe it or not, a frog. As a proud member of the amphibian race, you must get yourself across a highway, then a river and safely on to your comfortable lily pad.

The players of other video games might be 'green' with envy at this seemingly simple task, but there are real hazards to prevent you from hopping your way home. The highway is full of frog-squashing traffic. The edge of the road is riddled with starving snakes. And the waters are crawling with crocodiles.

There is a bonus in your river-crossing challenge. A lady frog is languishing on one of the logs - and you get extra points from rescuing the damsel in distress and taking her home to your lily pad.

The trick in this BBC version of the popular video game is to get an idea of the response time of your keys.

Once you know how quickly the frog is going to move after you press the key (hint: it's slower than you think!), you will be in a good position to get through the traffic section.

Once you get to the other side of the road, you will be relatively safe for a few moments - providing you keep a sharp eye out for the snake that patrols that side of the road.

Next comes the challenge of the logs. You will notice there are three rows of logs moving parallel to one another. The first row moves from right to left, the second from left to right and the third from right to left again.

If you miss the lady frog the first time it comes round, you can hop back and forth between the logs until you do. Don't let yourself hit the right or left of the screen, where you'll meet an untimely end.

When you are near the other side, you must look closely to make sure there are no crocodiles lurking near your lily pad. If you are successful, there will be a little fanfare.

This is a good implementation of the classic amphibian video game. The controls could perhaps be more responsive than they were. But a little time spent getting the feel of the keys should solve the problem.