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Designed by Eugene Jarvis back in 1982, Joust is a cult classic. One or two players fly Ostriches (!) against the evil buzzard lords, attempting to dismount them with their lances, whereupon they turn into eggs which can be collected for extra points. However, wait too long before collecting an egg and it hatches into a faster moving enemy!

All the features of the original arcade game have faithfully been reproduced in this conversion, and both the graphics and sound are spot-on.

Not everyone will enjoy Joust - many find the inertial control method difficult to master - but if you enjoy a challenge and are into weird games, this one's a must.