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Ghouls, the latest release from Micro Power, is likely to send shivers down even the most experienced gamer's spine.

The scene is a long deserted and reputedly haunted house on top of an eerie hill. Local gossip says that the last owner of the house was an insane millionaire who hoarded a collection of precious South American Inca stones which, apparently, have astonishing magical powers.

Many other adventurers have tried to remove the jewels from the mansion but none have ever emerged alive. It's up to you to enter the house, find your way through the many trap-filled rooms and remove the fabulous treasure.

The insane owner has built in some novel, and horrifying, alterations into the house including poison-smeared spikes, moving floor boards and shrinking floors.

The house is also filled with malevolent ghosts and ghouls which track you down in each room. These can be made to disappear if you find one of the odd gems which have been strewn around the house. This will give you just enough time to make your exit from the room.

Each level is constructed to give you as little chance of reaching the top of the screen as possible.

Ghouls is certainly a tough nut to crack - and I could imagine myself playing for several weeks before becoming even nearly competent. This game does have its drawbacks. Often it becomes extremely frustrating because you need a lot of luck and very little skill in some parts of the game.

Overall, the game scores highly in my ratings and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good climbing game.