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If you've ever fancied yourself as a World War Two hero, Night Gunner will give you the chance. With this program you can go back in time and try your luck as the gunner and bomb aimer in an Avro Lancaster four-engined bomber.

There are two sections to the game. First, you see the view out of the rear gun turret of the plane and the enemy aircraft moving towards you as you fly to your target. As the tail machine-gunner, you must shoot down the enemy before they destroy you.

They swoop towards you in true 3D at an alarming speed with guns blazing from their wings. The damage they inflict on your aircraft can be seen on the pictorial representation of the plane at the bottom of the display. Lose a wingtip or your flight deck and you've had it.

When you've finally made it to the target, you take control of the bombing - just press the 'drop' button and it's bombs away.

Whenever you are flying over enemy territory, flak will be fired at you. Its effectiveness depends on how much you weave about the sky.

Fly in a straight line for too long and you'll be blinded by a searchlight and easily shot to pieces.

Digital Integration say that each of the thirty bombing raids are different; I've only managed to see planes, tanks and trucks so far, I've never survived the trucks!

The sound in Night Gunner is the most realistic that I've ever heard from the Spectrum: put it through your hi-fi and you'll really believe that World War Two is taking place in your living room.

A game to be thoroughly recommended, offering exciting action for the average arcade player and a tough challenge for the player who thinks he can beat everything. Go and win your DFC today.