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After a quiet period, Audiogenic have re-entered the BBC market with a bang! Firstly with the excellent Psycastria (a BBC version of the C64 classic Uridium) and now with a trio of programs by Peter Scott, of which this is the best.

The other two games (Last Of The Free and the first Thunderstruck) exhibit the same qualities that make Scott games so playable but it is with this game that his large, pleasantly flicker-free graphics, puzzles, quirky humour and compulsive gameplay come to the fore.

Boasting a new sprite system (about 80% larger than the already fairly large one he's famous for!), the game has a lot of detail in its 130-plus screens. The plot, as always, leaves much to be desired: you must search a large space complex for the essential parts of the Deacti-Unit. However, that is not important.

What is important is the fact that the game is compulsive, well-programmed and a delight to play. It may not be creating a new dimension to platform and puzzle games but being able to bring a freshness to a standard format counts for quite a bit in my book.

Seek this one out if you enjoy humour, style and smooth scrolling!