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Nexus kick off the New Year with this excellent American Football simulation. Now you can re-live the excitement of the Superbowl by pitting the top teams from the last twenty years against each other.

You can choose to mastermind the 1966 Superbowl champs Kansas City or the 1984 winners San Francisco. Or any number of top teams from the intervening years.

Now it has been said that, although Super Sunday includes an animated sequence this is an out-and-out strategy game. And you have to be up on the rules, regulations and jargon to get the most out of Super Sunday.

But as everyone is an American Football fan these days, that shouldn't be a problem. And there's no doubt that Super Sunday is the best simulation of the increasingly popular sport so far.

The game is totally keyboard controlled - you select offence and defensive plays from a comprehensive options menu. However, if you are playing against a friend, you can use the joystick to control the defence options to prevent overcrowding at the keyboard.

Once loaded, the game asks you if you want to play a one or two player game or simply put the thing on auto - which is like a glorified demo mode except the computer calls on all the back-up knowledge the software contains on statistics (skill levels) for the teams playing.

If you decide to play a friend or the computer you find yourself either attacking or defending - and are presented with numerous play options.

This is where your knowledge of the game comes in. If you're not familiar with all the terms used in the game you could find yourself baffled by it all. After all, Sweep Top, Tackle Bottom, Punt etc aren't words in regular everyday use. Are they? The instructions do help - they are pretty comprehensive and explain things in detail.

Once you've keyed in the actions you've decided on the scene switches to a view of the field complete with animated players raring to put your play into action.

The result of your strategy can be spectacular run for a touchdown, a simple couple of yards gained or a horrible fumble. Just like the real thing.

The graphics aren't spectacular and the sound is minimal - but if you're an American Football fan then you'll find Super Sunday totally addictive.

Super Sunday is the best US Football simulation around - go for a touchdown with it on your C64 today!