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Gamers looking for Gauntlet-style action at a budget price will relish the exploits of Storm and his wizard friend Agravain as they search for Corrine (Storm's wife) in the underground lair of the evil Una Cum.

The screen shows a top-down view of the lair that is partially covered by floorboards that obscures your view of the monsters and their generators that swarm below.

The controls are of the rotate left/right and forward type rather than the easier direct controls and so you're sure to find yourself moving in the wrong direction at exactly the wrong time.

The lair consists of a labyrinth of rooms patrolled by monsters of all kinds that swarm out of their generators to drain your energy. These can be blasted by your high power sword or wiped by using one of the scrolls of amulets strewn around the lair. You can also find food to increase your energy, energy bottles for full recovery and snake brooches to gain entry to Una Cum's lab, which is the object of the game. You will also discover strange caballa symbols that may clear away walls blocking your path or release an unwelcome trap.

As with Gauntlet, the fun comes when two players are chasing after the same food and riches, particularly when a screenful of human or slime monsters stand in your way. Now the "official" Gauntlet is available, most clones will find the going tough, but at only £1.99 Storm will carry on from strength to strength.