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Subtitled "Weird World", ths game features a sharp-toothed Pacbeing with little feet and wings instead of ears.

The rather spotty Pud Pud family seem to have Praying Mantis blood in them somewhere as Mrs. PP's kiss is deadly to Mr. PP (who you control). However, Mr. PP tolerates the risk because he loves her "delicious puddings" - Leave all the room, all those with dirty minds!

Your task is to find and eat ten puddings, which look rather like bowls of cornflakes, find the secret exit and escape. To achieve this you will have to discover which of the brightly coloured sprites are edible. Eating one will increase your energy, which is falling at a frightening rate, but eating one of the wrong type will take a further chunk of your energy.

A thoughtful set of control options cover most joysticks and also two sets of keyboard controls for the L/R/FLY. Good news for left-handed gamers!

I don't know what it is about this game the fails to excite me. It's bright, well animated, well conceived and designed, simple to grasp and has a nicely judged element of challenge. Perhaps it's just that it doesn't appear to have that spark of originality. I get the impression that, in other guises, I've seen it all before and it seems rather dated.

In all fairness, relative newcomers may well find that this is a great buy and enjoy playing it. Old hands will probably find it a bit of a yawn.