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Another Pacman-type game in which you try to avoid four ghosts by running round a maze. The only unusual feature in this otherwise standard version is that the maze pattern varies each time it is drawn.

Each time you clear the energy dots and redraw the maze, you and the ghosts speed up. A bonus fruit materialises from time to time in the centre of the maze... munch it if you can, the extra points are worth the trouble!

The program loaded every time and the difficulty levels progress smoothly, so that even a newcomer to the game can get some feeling of achievement. A high score is recorded, but not the name of the high-scoring player.

Muncher is let down by its instructions, which give the wrong control keys: S starts a new game, not 5 and M, not N, moves you down.

Fair graphics, especially considering how small the ghosts, etc are. An addictive game, and a good introduction to the "race, chase and gobble" brigade. But, with so many similar games on the market, I would have liked to see more variety and imagination.

P.F.