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As the friendly Mr Bounce you have to help your pals, who get themselves into lots of scrapes. You bounce and roll your way around the 3D town with the aid of the joystick or keys, carefully avoiding certain other Mr Men and several obstacles including birds, falling fruit and puddles.

In the first screen, you have to land feet first on Mr Tall's scarf because he can't reach it. If that was all you had to do, then this game would be easy. Unfortunately, because Mr Silly is being very silly and walking backwards he doesn't see you, and, if he accidentally bumps into you, then you lose a life.

In the next level, you have to help Mr Lazy build his house. You do this by jumping onto one end of a see-saw which then sends a window frame flying into the house. This level gets quite hard as you still have to avoid Mr Silly and the puddles which start appearing.

The next screen has you helping Mr Bump who is having trouble knocking fruit off his trees. You have to jump up and catch the moving fruit but avoid the red and yellow ones. This is rather difficult with a black and white TV.

The last screen has you helping Mr Snow who is melting in the hot sun. You have to jump up and catch a cloud with which you can shield the sorry snowman.

Unfortunately, the clouds shift a bit, and the birds aren't exactly friendly either. Coupled with Mr Silly and other Mr Men, it all makes this the most difficult screen.

The colour is superb and the animation is extra smooth - this is definitely a game to be seen on a colour telly. My only grouch is that though there are 32 screens they are all variations on the four described. So it doesn't really pose a long-term challenge.

Graphics are just as cute as in Mirrorsoft's previous games - very appealing to the tiny tots, but just a bit too twee for those over the age of six.

The game itself is rather similar. At the lower levels it's very easy indeed to spring over the other Mr. Men, although the way they breed on higher levels makes the game a bit more compulsive.

The little ones will love it, but old timers will need gameplay that's a bit more demanding.

There's one thing for sure about this game, it's very original.

The most striking feature is the sprite-like graphics and the detailed background scenery. The way in which the various Mr. Men walk in front and behind objects is very impressive. The music is very good too. If you can bear the thought of asking for a Mr. Men game at your local computer shop, it's worth having.

If you like playing cute, colourful, non-violent games then Hi-Bouncer should suit you. If not, I recommend you steer well clear. Personally I didn't like it at all.