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This is a real-time four part adventure with animated graphics, taking you on a journey through time and space to defeat the Ludoid menace. It's not bad either!

So just who are these Ludoids? Apparenty they are a group of cosmic Vegans (don't ask what they are!) who have infiltrated the corrupt 'Newtonian Rocket Co.' with the aim of disrupting the galactic Free Trade's revolutionary Trans-Mat transport system.

Your aim is to hunt out and destroy Trans-Mat jamming equipment planted around the galaxy by the Ludoids, and so ultimately defeat the Ludoid menace! This is a fairly original variation on the old quest plot and the game features several original, humorous touches such as the Rambo of the micro word Rambot! This depressive killer robot is out to get you and provides an extra hazard in your wanderings around the galaxy in search of the jammers.

The game is a 'Quadraplex Adventure', which is Bug Byte's way of saying it's split into four parts. The first part is set in the 'CapShift' space bar (!), with the following three on the planets of Glacia (pretty cold), Vacatia (nice and relaxing) and Aqua (lifejacket required). There is plenty of tongue-in-cheek humour throughout the game which certainly helps to brighten it up.

As to the graphics, well they are slightly animated. For instance, after ordering from the food machine, a tray complete with munchies appears to draft from the machine. The graphics are full-screen illustrations, most of them very good, which scroll off the screen to allow the text to take over the majority of locations feature an illustration.

At the end of each of the game's four sections you find coded co-ordinates left by friendly agents which give you access to the next section. The friendly agents, though, are not friendly enough to give you a hand in completing your task to overcome the Ludoids!

All in all, a very enjoyable and entertaining game, with nice touches. I look forward to the Ludoids' return in the not-too-distant future.