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This old cartoon used to be on telly when I was but a mere sprogling, and featured a totally useless crime-fighting dog (?) and his sidekick cat, Spot (who usually pulled the moronic mutt out of a tight situation).

Now Hi-Tec has translated this ageing series onto computer, and quite frankly, the end result should have been left in the archives along with the cartoon. The game itself is a beat-'em-up, with Hong Kong moving around a jerky scrolling maze of platforms, smacking seven piles out of his attackers. He has to hunt down Baron von Bankjob (no sniggering, please!) and slam him in the nick.

Energy is lost by contact with the bad guys, but replenished by picking up Kung Fu manuals and flasks. Control is, er, sluggish (understatement of the month) and graphics are jerky and poorly animated. Overall, a totally naff licence, and not even worth the money as a budget beat-'em. Disappointing.

Pretty dire stuff all round. And not even a mention of the shape-changing Phooey-mobile! Phooey!