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If you ever fancied yourself as a Bounty Hunter, this could be for you. As the mutant Johnny Alpha, you're entered in a contest against the galaxy's killers in a giant maze. Search the maze, destroy all the aliens, then wipe out the Dictators who started the whole thing.

The graphics and sound are extremely good, though the aliens are the now standard collection of flying, twisting turning bits and pieces. They certainly pack a mean punch in fire power. You can fire back, of course, and you also have a new weapon, the electro flare.

The maze is massive, with its own set of co-ordinates, so a map is advised, as are certain techniques in the Bell Tower, which I never reached. Various joystick controls are provided, which is just as well, because the action is fast and furious.

Where this falls down is in originality. The story above may be new, but the structure is very similar to Atic Atac, colourful border round the screen enclosing one 'room' with exits out, blind alleys and so on. What a pity!

D.M.