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Back in the good old days of the West, a man had to prove he was a man before he got his gal. In Kissin' Kousins, our hero sure has to do a lot of provin'. Lying between him and his sweetheard are a whole lotta obstacles in his path - like dustbins, fire hydrants, stoves and bushes - and a whole lotta no-good varmints to dodge, like planes dropping bombs, frogs, caterpillars and bats.

You'll need your wits about you. Although there's nothing vastly original about this straightforward arcade-style game, it's punishing on the reflexes. Jumps must be timed exactly right from the first screen, and the moving opposition is particularly fiendishly timed.

The graphics aren't bad at all, although the peasant small-town scenery seems oddly at variance with the mayhem in the streets! I particularly liked the lethal flying kangaroos which tend to swoop down and flatten you just when you think you're getting somewhere.

An amusing game, and cheap at the price. Electron owners will find their version on side B. Another version on the B side of the tape is a good idea. I'm sure C16, Electron and ZX81 owners agree!