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Bug-Byte have come up with yet another Space Invader type of game. But it has all the qualities of a good arcade program.

The scenario of this game is quite typical. You control a rocket, and you have to zap as many aliens as possible. Your craft moves on the bottom part of the screen, and you can move left or right as well as thrust upwards.

The aliens are quite different from the normal type. Here they gently descend towards you, firing lasers, and it's quite easy to pick them off. But if the aliens reach down half the screen, they begin to glide at different angles.

The further you get in the game, the more things hot up, with aliens coming at a tremendous rate. As well, there is more than one hovering alien, plus the occasional guided missile.

I must admit I found the game highly addictive. The reasons for this are the smooth graphics and thunderous laser fire, which makes the whole game realistic.

Dodging the aliens can be achieved in several ways, and it's fun trying to outwit them, but you're bound to be duffed up in the end.

Oblivion will provide the arcade player with a tough challenge, and while I don't agree with Bug-Byte when they say it's the most addictive arcade game for the BBC micro, I can imagine players of this game suffering from eye strain and battle fatigue!