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Now don't ask me what the initials stand for because the character in the game is called Roderick Hero with no full stops! One other point bothers me and that is the screen picture on the packaging: for once I think they are underselling their product because the graphics are amazingly good and don't appear in that block painted fashion that you see on the cover. Is this a first in promotional humility?

The game puts you in control of Roderick who has a prop pack to hover within underground mines. You have to rescue trapped miners and watch that you don't run out of power.

Armed with dynamite and a micro laser beam attached to your helmet you have to blast your way through walls and kill off any nasty creatures lurking in the depths.

With a little practice, control becomes easier using either a joystick or keyboard. The menu offers the choice of five starting levels so you can miss some of the earlier easy screens.

Points have to be earned but an additional enticement in the instructions says, "The rescue operation is complete when the Hero knows .." Needless to say I haven't got anywhere near that but I'd like to hear from whoever does.

An excellent game that had good graphics, a chance to progress and a great deal of variety - did I mention the lava river and raft?

M.P.