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The scenario is quite straightforward - you must navigate a rescue craft from the mothership at screen top to the moon surface at screen bottom to rescue a team of marooned scientists. You are only able to carry one passenger at a time so six trips are needed through space littered with asteroids. Having successfully completed the mission, the cycle is repeated.

There is a joystick option. With only three controls, left, right and thrust, this is far from essential. An annoying feature is having to enter a keyboard/joystick option after each game. I would have thought this only necessary after initial loading.

Graphics are nicely presented but it does look odd to see the asteroid belt just because a scientist is running to the rescue craft! Lyversoft claims "machine code sound", but my version was as silent as real space.

I found the game too predictable and slow-moving on any of the four skill levels even with my clumsy fingers. I doubt its ability to sustain long term interest.

D.J.