I remember seeing Uridium on the C64 and wishing it was available for the Elk. Psycastria is the nearest thing to that amazing game and is a pretty good version in its own right. In this game you fly a craft over a 3D background. The view is always from above, and your mission is to destroy circular fuel pods. Easy eh?

Not quite. You have to watch you don't fly into buildings or get shot down by alien craft. There are four levels to complete and you have to be good enough to get through them all. The game itself runs in Mode 2 and the colours are well chosen, even if the graphics are a little chunky and sometimes misleading (It takes a while to figure out exactly what you have to destroy!).

Sound is above average although the start screen tune is thorougly irritating and you may find the sound off option a blessing. There are also some scrolling credits on the start screen that run far too fast to be read.

It is well worth investing in a copy of this game although I myself have a few reservations. Firstly, and contrary to the inlay card, the game does not support joysticks. Secondly, when you have lost a life you have to start all over again.

It is available on tape and there's a disk version of it for all formats.

RATING: 7 out of 10