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It's not often that C&VG praises the people behind the games we review. In this case, I can't help but mention Jeff Minter's refreshing originality, his extraordinary imagination and obvious and abundant programming skills which have produced the best Commodore 64 game to date, The Revenge Of The Mutant Camels.

Revenge Of The Mutant Camels is a follow up to Llamasoft's Attack Of The Mutant Camels, but the roles have been reversed and you have now become a laser-spitting camel who must fight through an incredible 42 different attack waves.

The game is played against a scrolling backdrop of Egyptian pyramids and ultra modern cities. The camel can spit laser fire in any of eight directions, kneel down, or jump in the most ungainly fashion I have ever seen. It would be totally impossible to describe every detail or idea contained in this game, but I'll give you a brief summary.

Among the 42 levels are skiing kangaroos, teapots, winking pyramids, exploding sheep and baby camels, not to mention flying cigarettes and toilet seats.

Not only does each wave have its own individual characters, but they all have their own unique attack pattern. Unlike other multi-level games, once you have got past one level you have no guarantee that you'll get past the next time, because each level has a certain random feature which makes them unpredictable.

Revenge Of The Mutant Camels contains the best graphics and animation I have seen on the Commodore. It's a compulsively playable and addictive game and very funny to boot.

This game can only strengthen Llamasoft's claim as the leading independent Commodore software company in Britain. If you're looking for a good piece of software for your C64, then look no further. Revenge Of The Mutant Camels will keep you occupied for hours, I guarantee.