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Your task as Sodov the Sorcerer is to defend your castle against some very cute looking dragons. By aiming your spell in the appropriate direction you can convert the dragons into gold - ready currency useful even to a Sorcerer.

However, this frenetic spell-binding saps your energy which can only be replenished by a quick sprint up the battlements to the tower. The gold is ready and waiting outside the fortress but if you hang about an ostrich will nip in and make off with it.

You also have to avoid spiders who scuttle around your ankles, intent on draining your magic powers. If you allow the dragons into the castle they will purloin one of your three YOP apprentices who are looking for an opening in the sorcery trade.

Quick thinking is needed to judge whether you can nip out and grab the loot without losing a fledgling magician.

This game is a conversion of Gandalf The Magician on the C64 and is a welcome addition to the stream of budget software. With its impressive graphics and arcade style action, Sodov is well above average for a budget range game with enough features and challenges to make you feel you've got far more than your money's worth.