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Gods always like to get their fun at the expense of mere mortals like you and me. Here you are, trapped in a comet's time vortex and the only way the eight Gods of Zzarn will let you go is if you find and return the crystals of Zzarn. As these particular Gods rule the entire universe, you don't have a great deal of say in the matter.

Before you can get anywhere near the crystals, you must first collect three effigies and drop them in the appropriate chamber. This will please the Gods and they will grant you extra powers. You can, however, displease them just as easily by having the effigies stolen. Then, if they are feeling malevolent, the Gods will remove some of your skills. So who would be so stupid as to have their effigy stolen?

Well, it happens automatically if you collide three times with the assorted nasties that inhabit the chambers, although you can try and blast them out of the skies before they do likewise to you. Other commands can be used by accessing a menu. Holding an effigy allows you to teleport to another chamber and the menu will also contain details of your special powers, if any.

The game looks quite similar in appearance to quite a few other Mastertronic arcade adventures but it suffers from some very jerky scrolling. It will certainly keep you quiet on a wet afternoon, though. Not bad for £1.99.