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What a lot of Mister Men there are, as Arthur Lowe used to say. And many of them turn up in this latest game from Mirrorsoft.

Hi Bouncer features Mr Bounce and it is your job to steer him round the town to help his friends. There are four screens and each has eight levels of difficulty.

In the first screen, it's Mr Tall who's in trouble. He's dropped his scarf on the pavement and can't reach to pick it up. But there's no need to fear as Mr Bounce is here. All he has to do is to bounce onto the scarf and it will re-attach itself to Mr Tall.

This task is quite easy on the first level, but on later levels there's fruit falling from the trees and other nasties which must be avoided.

Screen two is all about Mr Lazy. He's supposed to be building his house but, well, you know, it's such a nice day and the sun's out so why not leave it just a few more minutes. Mr Lazy has left part of the house on a nearby seesaw — which really is a stroke of luck. If Mr Bounce can jump onto the other end of the see-saw, the window frame will fly, as if by magic, into the correct place.

The other two screens feature Mr Bump and Mr Snow. Once again, Mr Bounce has to come to their rescue. It's a hard life being a superhero nowadays, you know.

The graphics in this game are great. Any child who enjoys the TV program or the books will certainly love this game. But I don't think that it will hold much appeal for anyone over the age of 11.