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Remember Sinbad, star of book, stage and screen? Of course you do. Well now the monster-slaying hero is taking on the wonderful world of computers.

In his latest adventure, Sinbad is kidnapped and thrown in the dungeon of Sultan Salabim's fortress. All his treasures are stolen and hidden around the castle.

Sinbad, as you can imagine, is a little confused and angry. After all, who likes being tied up and thrown in a dungeon?

Anyway, Sinbad has broken free of his bonds and is now searching for away out of the dungeon. To escape he must find two keys and open the doors at the end of the maze. This is not an easy task. I lost many a man on this stage, so don't expect to do it first time. The dungeon is also the home of some nasty creatures which most be avoided at all costs, as they will deck you without a second thought.

When you get out of the first level, you have to fight the Sultan's guards. They are a bloodthirsty lot who are only too keen to cut you into small pieces.

The leader of the guards is stronger than the rest. It takes four hits to kill him, while others only need one. Sinbad can also take four hits. But help is on hand in the form of magic lamps, which give bonus points and restore his strength.

Once you have dealt with the guards, you must take your camels across the desert, defending them from nasty desert creatures. You must get five camels through to continue to the next level.

Now then, there are really two levels in this one. First you fight with the Sultan's bodyguards who are aided by giant birds, called Rocs. Rocs are tough and take three shots to kill, whereas Guards are a sinch.

The Sultan, worried that one man has defeated his entire army, uses all his magic to transform himself into a fire-breathing dragon. To destroy this, one must shoot it fifteen times!!

Should you do this, a message will appear saying that could win you a competition prize. How nice...

The graphics on the game are a quite good, but could have been a bit bigger. The sound though, was very good and I really liked the opening tune, well Arabian.

Not a bad game.

Oh just one more thing. From level two onwards, you are given a password when you snuff it, which enables you to start at the screen you died, rather than having to play it all the way through again.

But, you don't get the finishing message if you use passwords, so be warned.