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Galaxians is another of the old favourites, and whilst this is not a full implementation of the arcade game, nor are any of the others that I have seen. Sadly, none of them have the circling aliens that swoop down at you in formation.

However, the aliens in this game do move about quite a lot and show fiendish intelligence in avoiding your lasers. Just when you think you are safe from one it reverses direction and crashes straight into you - very frustrating.

There are six skill levels - the sixth requiring more skill and dexterity than I have at the moment. The levels are well chosen and should last most players quite some time. A high score table is also included.

The program loaded first time and contains good instructions. The graphics are well presented and smooth, even when the action gets frantic.

My only complaint is about the sound, which is very exciting at first but begins to grate after a while. This is a common fault that applies to most games and not just Superior Software so how about an option to cut out the sound or at least reduce it, you software writers?