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"Captain Kirk to Enterprise - we're trapped inside a vintage 1983 Welsh computer, Scotty... Can you beam us up? Come in."

"I'm sorry Captain. But thuh ship's in thuh grip of a tarrible force culled Basic, which is holding us and you inside the computer and leaving control uf all ar lyves to thuh whim of sum 20th Century computer boffin. All ye can du is sit tight and hope thuh computer boffin knows what he's a-doin."

"Thanks loads. Scotty. Remind me about this next time you need a wage rise. Kirk out."

Yes, indeed. Captain Kirk and his crew have been trapped on magnetic tape and stuffed into 20th century computers by large numbers of people. The latest of these is Salamander Software's stuffing of the good ship and her crew into the Dragon 32.

The game allows you, your Dragon and its joystick to steer the ship through a variety of obstacle and strange alien encounters. You must help the starship Enterprise complete its five-year mission.

Well, knowing how to 'Win' at Star Trek has as much to do with knowing how to play video games as it does to do with knowing about the TV series that has spawned so many computer versions of the game.

In this game, the only new civilisation you are likely to find is the good old Klingons! As the game opens, you are told that 'a force of Klingons has invaded federation space. Your mission is to rid the galaxy of this menace. Three starbases are standing by.'

The best advice is to read the manual thoroughly. You may think you know the Enterprise well. But she is a complicated ship and will need all your expert knowledge and advice to survive the hard times ahead of her.

This is a must for Star Trek fans who have entered the Dragon. It neatly combines the adventure game-style text formats with some arcade action involving the Dragon joystick.

A good game for both beginners, because it's challenging, and for experts because it is so complicated, you will spend a long time trying to figure out all its angles.