Joystick Jury does not usually pass judgement on joysticks and other extras, preferring to stick to games but, in the case of the Coleco joysticks, we have decided to make an exception.

Coleco's Super Action Controller Set are the most futuristic joysticks the jury has ever plugged in.

More like boxing gloves than joysticks, they completely wrap around your hand like a glove, utilising each finger for a control button.

Twelve control buttons are mounted on the top of the stick to give you the normal game option choices. There is also the addition of a sliding dial which is used for certain types of movements. In the baseball game, for example, the dial enables you to make your player run around the bases.

The joystick itself has a large red knob mounted on a fairly short shaft. I would have liked this to be slightly longer, as this would give more control.

Some of the games incorporate keypad overlays which make the control keys easier to read in certain games.

The Super Action Controllers are in the shops now at £45.00. Pricey, but then it's not much use having an excellent games machine with a set of useless joysticks.

If you take your game playing seriously, you won't want to be without these new joysticks.