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If you think that a game called Mr. Wimpy must mean another version of Burgertime, then you're not wrong. But you're not exactly right, either.

The opening screen is original and quite good, but the remaining frames are just another version of Burgertime.

The first task in the game involves moving the ingredients from one side of the screen to another. You have to collect a tray and gather the cheese, ham and bun while avoiding Waldo the burger thief, and a group of flying manhole covers. No, I don't get it either!

Once you've gathered all the bits and pieces you get to the other screen, which is a pretty accurate copy of the Burgertime theme. The chef is replaced by Mr. Wimpy, the logo used in their advertising. You are pursued by an egg, spoon and a sausage and you still have your supply of pepper.

The original Burgertime was written by Data East and was licensed for home use by Mattel, who produced a cartridge for the Intellivision.

The object is to build up the burgers at the bottom of the screen by walking over the ingredients so that they fall down a level.

If you pick up the ice cream or the cup of coffee then you get extra shakes of pepper, which is used to paralyse an enemy temporarily.

Burgertime is the same game, whatever you call it. But this is probably the best version around for the Spectrum.

If runs on a 48K machine and is available from Ocean Software for £5.90. It's a shame that they couldn't call it by its real name.