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After getting into hot water in his three previous adventures, it's out of the frying pan and into the fire for Dizzy. The evil wizard Zaks has cast spells over six of his friends: Dora has been turned into a frog, Dylan tangled up in a bush, Denzil frozen solid, Dozy sent to sleep, Daisy enlarged to a huge size and the geriatric Grand Dizzy is trapped on the other side of Zaks's magic mirror.

This has really cracked up our eggs-tremely brave hero (he's no cowardy custard!). "Omelette, omelette, for a very important date!" he eggs-claims as he runs to the rescue.

Dizzy explores the flick-screen Magicland, jumping over hazards and searching for objects to help him break the six spells and destroy Zaks. As with his previous adventures, there are plenty of puzzles to solve and interesting characters to meet - including Prince Charming, the good witch Glenda and the Queen Of Hearts. It's all good fun, with a large play area to explore and some very fiendish puzzles that'll have you tearing out your hair.

Although cute, the graphics are very "Spectrummy" with a limited colour scheme. The pace of the game is slower than the original Spectrum game, however, making tortuous exploration a bit tedious at times. Magicland Dizzy's not a bad egg, though.

At the moment, Magicland Dizzy is only available on a five-game Dizzy compilation but will eventually be released on its own at £2.99. The other titles in the compilation are Dizzy, Treasure Island Dizzy, Fantasy World Dizzy and Fast Food. Enough eggs-traordinary action to make you dizzy!