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I was a little sceptical about the Stack Light Rifle. After all, most early TV games had them and they weren't a big hit then, so why now?

After using it for a few minutes though, I couldn't help wondering why it had taken to long for it to appear for a home computer. The rifle itself is quite light and resembles an ordinary plastic toy gun. It comes with a demonstration tape but we decided to review it, together with an independently produced game from Micromania called Invasion Force.

Invasion Force is based loosely around a Missle Command idea but, instead of lines of incoming missiles, you must shoot a large range of alien creatures while protecting your six cities at the bottom of the screen.

I had a little trouble to start with - nothing seemed to happen when I pulled the trigger - but after turning the contrast on my telly right up, everything was fine and the gun and software worked perfectly.

Although the rifle is quite light, after about half an hour your shoulder will ache like hell. Aiming at the screen for long periods also takes its toll on weary eyes - so be warned.

The game, although fairly basic, was enjoyable but the graphics are only of average standard for the Spectrum.