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Well, here it is, the sequel to Jet Set Willy, Jet Set Willy 2 no less. The review disc came in a plastic disc case, and on the reverse of the inlay card were the loading instructions for a cassette!

Anyway, on to the game itself. Those people who hated Jet Set Willy will hate the sequel even more. And those of you who loved it will love it just as much and probably a lot more.

The game is similar to the original but Willy's mansion has been extended and contains a lot of new rooms - over a hundred now, according to the inlay card. I can't say that I've seen them all and I don't think anyone will for quite a long time yet. But how did the mansion get its new rooms, I hear you ask. Well, here's the answer.

The mansion needed work doing on it in a hurry and so Willy called in some builders. He thought it a bit strange that they had green skin. Not only did they carry out the word asked for but they added lots of new rooms and refused any payment! Maria (Willy's housekeeper for those of you who didn't know) is furious that the builders left such a mess and demands that Willy clears it up. This isn't easy as Wlly hasn't even discovered all of the new rooms yet. There's even a Rocket Room for space travel! As you may have guessed you take on the part of Willy roaming his mansion collecting all sorts of different articles, the aim being to collect them all. This is no easy task as there are a lot more than in the original.

At various points in the game the disc drive whirrs into action, I assume to load some more screens. This can be irritating, especially when you just leave a screen and then suddenly change direction and go back to where you came from. Doing this causes it to load twice. Apart from this small niggle the game's extra screens really do make it superb and enjoyable, and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone who liked the original Jet Set Willy.

Chris Hart