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The spirit of Indiana Jones is alive and well and living inside the lost Temple of Abu Simbel, created for the Spectrum by those innovative Spanish programmers at Dinamic and brought to you lucky people by Gremlin.

Yes, it's another platform arcade, collect-all-the-treasure game - but with extra added style, fun and addictiveness.

You play the part of Johnny Jones, Indiana's third cousin twice removed, I suppose - who is a general all-purpose superstar and explorer. Poor old Johnny has fallen victim to the curse of Pharoah Ramses II who built the Temple of Abu Simbel over 3,000 years ago.

Our hero must free himself from the spell - which appears to have turned him into a Gribbly-like character - a round purple body and big feet! To do this, he has to explore the many levels of the mysterious temple and discover the mortuary chamber - where a secret is hidden.

You have to guide Johnny through the labyrinth of chambers packed with traps and puzzles. Beware of the deadly spike-filled pits and dead ends - you could end up staying in the temple until you rot!

Profanation is best played with a joystick - but there are keyboard options of course.

The graphics are interesting and well produced, the hero is a cute little character and the sound effects are good - a nice impression of dripping water is featured on some screens.

The puzzles are quite tricky - but not impossible to solve. This makes the game easy to get into. You'll soon be hooked and want to solve the harder riddles later in the game.

Overall, an extremely well presented and entertaining game.