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It's nice to get an original game on a new computer. I mean, all you usually get are Pac-Man conversions and Space Invader rip offs.

So why can't Amsoft grasp this simple fact, and stop dealing out glop like this? Galactic Plague revolves around the idea of moving left, right and firing.

It's about as much fun as bubonic plague but I'm afraid it's not half as addictive. Having not been supplied with a cassette insert I've not been able to suss what I'm trying to bash seven kinds out of, but the aliens look suspiciously like ice cream cones.

You get an extra man for clearing a sheet, which is about as hard as wiping your nose, and you get all your ships back after completing three sheets - this is slightly more difficult than wiping your nose as the game often crashes and won't let you get to the third screen!

Other marvellous features include explosions that stay on the screen and the speed of a program that's 80% Basic.

Still, if you've got cataracts, just had a nasty bump on the head and the cat won't play with you no more, this could be the piece of software you're looking for. Otherwise...