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Imogen the wizard has had a pretty rough time. After saving the local townfolk from the local fire-breathing dragon, by turning himself into a more powerful dragon, he flipped and started rampaging around just like the original dragon. St George never had this problem.

Anyway, the Great Wizard shut him up in a cave along with a spell for his release - scattered around in 16 bits. To release himself, Imogen must use all his intelligence and stamina to retrieve the complete spell.

Tough break, huh? But it provides the excuse for a very entertaining graphic adventure game in which you roam around sixteen levels searching for pieces of spell and solving various puzzles in the process.

Of course, this is a familiar format - you pick up and use objects, and so forth. But Imogen is a more interesting hero than most. He can turn himself into other creatures, for example, in order to surmount problems and obstacles - a monkey to climb ropes and trees, a cat to leap over chasms. You can swap between the various characters whenever you like, and very handy it is too.

You can also get around by using passwords, although only four are supplied at the start.

The version I reviewed was a preview, and only two levels were supplied. But from what I could see, the mode are graphics are smooth and unusually lifelike, with nice clear detail. I would say this is an excellent rendition of an admittedly well-worn theme, with some pleasing touches.