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Although I like hack 'em, slash 'em games, Sweet Acorn appeals to me because of its simplicity and extreme playability. I really hope this game will end up a classic that most people have tucked away in a corner of their software collection.

This is a "cute" game, with a small, cuddly-looking creature that waddles around a simple playing area throwing acorns at ghosts for points. Sounds boring? Well, it's not. This game had me captivated as I tried to turn the ghosts red then gold before slaying them with my trusty acorn. A simple game that requires skill, concentration and a good throwing arm.

All you have to do is move your little multi-coloured creature around a fenced-in field interspersed with pillars. Then try and dodge the ghosts or kill them with your acorns which you hurl. Shoot the ghosts when they are red and they split into two. When they are gold for extra points and on later stages, blue for sweets. Also watch for the little mole creature that bumps into the pillars and changes the ghosts' colour at the most awkward of moments.

Nice simple idea, well implemented with neat clean graphics and sound... a winner.