Your great-uncle has died, and, a much travelled collector of artifacts, he left them all to you in his will, provided you spend a night in the village of Stapley.

It is not long before you are reading a note conveyed to you by the solicitor executing his will: "A dozen treasures and deeds you'll need, 'Ere as my heir you can succeed."

A ring of familiarity, perhaps, in the plot, but then this game is completely different from anything Infocom ever did.

With this in mind you set out to explore the village - with a "Hello, old man! Mornin', baker! God bless, vicar!" and all that, as you wander around collecting objects likely to help you in your quest.

This is a graphic adventure, although not all the locations have a picture. On the whole, the indoor pictures are rather drab, whilst when out of doors, the graphics tend to complement the rustic atmosphere, which comes over nicely.

Not a difficult adventure, and with an adequate vocabulary, Sharpe's Deeds should help pass a few pleasant hours.

On the planet Areth, you are Shardor, a humble servant. Your three older brothers have gone on a mission to investigate a fountain of black water, made by the evil exxentric Abhaldos, which is polluting the rivers.

Not having any faith in the abilities of your brothers, you plead with the High Chancellor to be given leave to follow after them, and help with their mission.

First there is the Court to explore, for other than the tunic which you are wearing, and a scroll authorising you as a court official, you are empty handed. Then, it's out into the big wide world, always assuming you can open the gate!

Next! The search seems to be for money, or else you're not going to get any of that real ale which Brusto, down at the brewery, makes. Huddled around the town hall square are a group of buildings, and alien is the last thing they seem - in fact, they have more of a Roman air about them.

Atmosphere apart, this is another reasonable and light-hearted adventure, that goes well with its cassette-mate.

More Gold packages are planned by Incentive, and if they are all up to this standard they'll be well worth checking out.