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Justice put Monty Mole in prison, but he escaped! Can you do justice in his bid for freedom?

The plot sets him in a safe house complete with an escape tunnel that leads into the sewers, others houses and onward to his final destination.

Gold coins along with both vital and deadly items are scattered about the locations. Monty must collect these taking care not to kill himself off should he pick up the wrong things. Jumping from platform to platform he can collect some of the objects and coins. Some are perched high above him or beyond brick walls - you must plan his route to them carefully.

The abundance of nasty floating masks, bodyless hands, balloons, dogs and machines capable of flattering him further complicate his route. He has five lives and, each time he gets knocked off, the game continues from whichever location he way last in.

Shinning up and down ropes and ladders gain him entry to new locations but there are other ways!

The Spectrum and Commodore versions have been released almost together which presents us with a chance to dissect them both.

Well, the plot is the same. The graphics are virtually the same quality, though there are more flower pots and a C5 in the Commodore one!

However, there is a big difference in the games - the sound. The Spectrum is not noted for its sound. The Commodore game explodes into life with the best sound we have yet encountered. It has a strong beat that draws even Monty to sway in time to the tune.

The game is a great test of timing requiring lots of thought to work your way through the locations without getting stuck. All the locations contain some of the hazards but they also have unique touches added like telephone box lookalikes, lifts or beam-me-up-Scotty machines and fighting off the nasties is impossible fun!

Monty On The Run is a worthy successor to the excellent Monty Is Innocent. If you're a climbing game fanatic then this is the game you should get - it's what Jet Set Willy II should have been.

Don't let your best friend borrow it - you will never get it back!