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Well, once again the very old theme of Space Invaders hence no surprises. I must admit there are still plenty who want to play this type of arcade game. Just recently at a school fete one of the most popular items was the computer games and, significantly, the invader game still seemed to be raking in the money! I suspect the computer is bringing respectability to the arcade game tarnished by its association with seaside resorts and seedy amusement arcades.

So, if there's still money to be made they will still be produced.

On with the game itself. This version is very colourful and noisy. You play it from the keyboard and it's very fast. There are one or two variations: you must hit the mother ship after the final wave to be able to move on and you have no laser defences. This is no great loss.

Nice attention to detail makes this game a very good one. A high score table is included to record the top eight scores. Different invaders have imaginative names: "Spazmoid" and "Bumfluff" are two of my favourites.

M.P.