Here we have a version of that old arcade favourite involving a centipede-type creature plus many other nasties. The scenario is simple and rather bloody. You control a spaceship-type vehicle and can move around the bottom two-thirds of the screen.

The area is scattered with mushrooms which impede your movement, and a centipede moves from the top of the screen down. As it encounters a mushroom, it changes direction. You must shoot all the segments of the centipede.

To make life difficult, a wide range of nasties including spiders, beetles, wasps, catapillars, butterflies, fleas, etc charge around the screen. Some, such as spiders and wasps, go for you. Others just get in the way. Contact with just about anything means a lost life.

The interesting point of this cassette is that it carries a version for the Commodore 64 on one side, and versions for the Vic 20, Plus/4 and C16 on the other.

Graphically, the game is very good with very well animated nasties. The spiders in the C64 version are particularly effective. Each screen features a different nasty or collection of nasties, each accompanied by accurate sound effects - the buzzing of the wasps and gnats is excellent.

I tried both the C64 and Vic versions; both utilised the respective machine to the full. A practice mode is provided to enable you to get used to things. Whilst this isn't an original game, it's one of the best versions I've seen. It's certainly the most frantic! Good value too.

M.W.