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Box clever when you plug in Coleco's latest cartridge, for the game introduces that champion of the big screen: Rocky.

Sylvester Stallone appears on-screen at the beginning of the game in an amazingly clear computer graphics picture.

The game is the second in the range designed to be used with the new Super Action Controllers, reviewed also in Joystick Jury this issue.

Four skill levels are featured which enable you to slug it out for three, five, ten or the full 15 rounds.

The game is best played by two players who can choose to be either Clubber Lang or Rocky. There is a one player option, however, which enables you to play Rocky against a computer-controlled Clubber - and a tough opponent the Coleco makes, too.

Your boxer can be made to throw jabs, block punches, deliver body punches and duck - all of which facilitate various strategies and techniques which the player can develop.

The more punches you soak up, the lower your fatigue level and there is also a daze level indicator to tell you how many stars you can see. The secret to success, just as any old pro will tell you, is to duck, dive, bob and weave.

The game features a round counter and time indicator and comes complete with a referee who stoops and bends to improve his view, just as in a real bout. Rocky is graphically superb.

An excellent attempt at turning boxing into a video game.