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"The saga of Irnrahil the Kalendar Prince on a quest to free the Princess Anitra from the harem of the evil Sultan Saladin." So sayeth the blurb.

As the Prince you have to work your way through eight screens to free the Princes and fly over the city. Many of these have similar objectives: to collect the various letters which spell out the word Arabian. The first screen, for example, has you on board Sinbad's ship avoiding an octopus, cannon and a dangerous bird which I assume is a roc. Three of us were struggling for a long time to complete this screen and found it too difficult. It may be that you have to collect the As in a specific order but we couldn't get down from the rigging after avoiding other obstacles. The net result was frustration. Particularly annoying was the fact that the letters were replaced when you lost a life even when you were on the point of completion!

Perhaps in anticipation of this there is an option to view the other screens which have flying carpets, ladders, cities, a river and even a blind carpet weaver called Ahxmihnsta!

Disappointing choice of colours which seemed insipid to me although the graphics were otherwise well drawn and imaginative. Some of the animation was flickering and spoiled the overall smoothness of the total effect.

A good game in principal but I would have been much happier if I could have got through the first screen, so be prepared for a tough challenge.

M.P.