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Chivalry, honour and courage! There may not be anybody working on the Game Boy Color team with any of those virtues, but one plucky young heroine by the name of Kayley has them in spades, as she battles evil Sir Ruber in a brand new adventure role-playing game (RPG) from Titus.

Quest For Camelot, based on the 1998 Warner Bros animated film, chronicles the aspirations of a young girl who aims to follow in her father's armoured boots and become one of King Arthur's Knights. Those of you who own a copy of Zelda: Link's Awakening will recognise the overhead perspective and cutesy anime characters who inhabit the worlds of Camelot. In your quest you've got to help Merlin recover eight missing pieces of parchment, which together can put paid to the dastardly Sir Ruber, who plans to kick Arthur in the crown jewels and rule Camelot... the swine!

Quest For Camelot is involving, colourful and extremely detailed, and it may not have the strong heritage afforded by Zelda, but as the story unfolds with the charming sub-quests and boss encounters, you'll be hooked. The balance of swordplay versus exploration is spot on, as is the difficulty setting. Just when you think you're completely stuck, the solution, more often than not, is staring you in the face. As you dispense with enemies such as knights, bats, ghouls and spiders, the strength of your sword increases and, if surrounded, she can hold the attack button down for a super-spin manoeuvre. It's not all swordplay however; all kinds of useful objects maintain player interest.

At one stage you need to use a grappling hook to reach a special key which grants you access to Ruber in a big dungeon. In order to progress, you generally have to complete a task for one person, who gives you a special item that's crucial to open up the next area. Quest For Camelot is a fun, uncomplicated medieval role-playing romp, which easily justifies the asking price and provides hours of carefree dungeon-bashing. Recommended.