Now here's a game which will certainly leave you with cold feet. Arcade favourite Pengo has now been released for the BBC B and, in case you didn't know, the game is set in the frozen North (somewhere near Watford no doubt).

As Pengo, you have to kick away the blocks of ice to clear a path, but you're pursued by snobees which can be killed if you kick ice at them. There are also three bonus ice cubes which don't break when you kick them which can be moved around the screen. If you manage to get them in a row, then you score extra points. Once you've killed all the snobees, then you move on to a harder screen.

I found that the best tactic was to kill all but one of the snobees and then get the bonus blocks. Once you've done this, you can kill the last snobee and move on to the next screen. To help you along, the Beeb plays you a nice catchy tune during the game, which I'm told is called Popcorn. Anyway, it gets faster once you've killed a snobee.

Control is via the keyboard although a joystick can also be used. The program uses four keys to control direction, and the Return key, to kick a block. It's also pretty fast, too. It took me some time to clear the first level.

The graphics in this game are excellent and everything moves very smoothly. However, if the machine is trying to do some clever calculations, I noticed that the sound becomes a little disjointed.

Overall, this must be one of the best arcade adaptations for the Beeb and one of the few programs that makes the most of the micro's features.

You can get your copy from Watford Electronics and it'll cost you £7.75.