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If you go down to the woods today, you'd better gobble up a lot of apples. That's my advice if you decide to purchase Cheetahsoft's latest game - The Perils Of Bear George.

The idea of the game is to stock up on food and then get George safely back to his cave where he can hibernate.

Getting to the cave is no easy task as George has to dodge the poisonous apples, loony skiers and bear-eating spiders.

If you get to George's cave, he will fall into a deep sleep and the months will start to pass, represented by pages peeling off a calendar - month after month.

If you caught enough falling apples on screen one, George will survive the winter and wake up again in spring back in the woods where the cycle begins again.

I have to say that it is not that difficult to get George through the winter. After a bit of practice at apple catching, you should be able to catch enough food to see our hero through until the spring each and every time.

The Perils Of Bear George is one of the cutest games I have played for a long time. The animation is excellent and each screen has a nice jingle to accompany the action.

The children's song Teddy Bears' Picnic accompanies screen one plus on-screen three the music of In The Hall Of The Mountain King.

The Perils Of Bear George is a great game to buy for your little sister or brother but its four screens are not really challenging enough for the seasoned Spectrum gamer.