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If anybody out there fancies saving the world from a nuclear explosion yet again, then this offering from Atlantis will certainly be worth the £1.99 asking price.

The idea is to guide your robots around 25 rooms to locate and destroy four unstable 'nucleo' cells that are threatening the world.

Care must be taken to preserve your energy levels, energy is lost when travelling through various parts of the 'nucleo' complex, especially when close to an unstable cell. Energy is also lost by contact with one of the many mutant droids. Your shields will reduce energy loss and in some cases destroy the mutant droid. At various points throughout the complex you are able to restore your energy levels.

When you start, the playing area scrolls onto the screen from below. The playing area is in the now worldwide famous Knightlore style, 3D for those of you who are new to the computer game terminology.

The movement of your droid is very smooth as is the movement of the other droids that will drain your energy. You are given a time limit of 600 on the countdown clock to locate and destroy all the unstable 'nucleo' cells.

Nuclear Countdown is a very good try at 3D and will keep a lot of Spectrum owners happy.