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You await the rising of the moon with fear and dread for, as day turns into night, the vile disease takes hold - your limbs writhe, your face contorts and you become a hideous werewolf.

Which makes it all the more imperative to uncover the secrets of Knight Lore castle, wherein the aged Wizard Melkhoir weaves his spells. For he, and he alone, can save you.

Yes, you have just 40 days and nights to explore the cast and rambling castle, avoid the fiendish traps, collect the charms and cast the spell which will free you from the curse of the werewolf...

It's great stuff - certainly the first game I've ever played where you keep turning into a werewolf at the most inopportune moments - and the graphics do full justice to the plot. They are really superb.

The adventurer, in human shape, is an endearing little creature in a huge safari hat who toddles gamely about the simple but beautifully realised castle locations. There are a myraid enemies to watch out for, including phantoms, demons, armed guards and sundry monsters, not to mention some really fiendish traps.

There are moving floors and stairways, an evil-minded portcullis, ball chains and goodness know what, all apparently intent on your destruction. The 3D perspective, which makes the scenario particularly realistic, also makes the game a lot harder to play - you try hopping up a twisted staircase, as each stair you reach starts to sink, while trying to work out the direction and height of the next step, all in a split-second!

The animation is smooth and very impressive, particularly in the way your adventurer changes into a werewolf. It's a painful process to watch!

There are charms to collect - they're not easy to find - and objects to pick up if you can.

You'll probably find the controls uncomfortable at first. You use two of the cursor keys to turn your adventurer left or right, Z to go forward - I lost count of the times I went straight into a wall or threw myself over a parapet - A to jump and Shift to pick up or drop.

I was hooked right from the start. Great to look at and great to play.