Tutankham burst onto the arcade scene two years ago with all the promise of becoming a real ten pence piece guzzler.

It was the first game that effectively combined the elements of an adventure game with frenetic shoot-'em-up gameplay. You play the part of Archie the archeologist searching King Tut's tomb for long lost treasure.

The treasure is protected by the mystical guardians of the tomb. These are an evil assortment of snakes, death dragons, crows, bats and flying cats against which your only defence is a laser gun with a limited amount of power.

The laser is only charged for a limited amount of time so you must find all the treasure and get onto the next tomb before this runs out.

You have five Archives with which you must penetrate the sixteen levels of the tomb. This is not easy and should keep you busy for several hours - I only managed to get to the third tomb after several turns.

The treasure itself is graphically superb from the red ruby rings belonging to Queen Nefertiti, blue sapphire studded amulets, to the most coveted treasure of all - the Death Mask of Tutankham.

As you explore the corridors of the tomb certain artifacts will appear that you will need to proceed like the map which shows you the way through the entire tomb, or the key which you will need to get through the doors connecting certain stages of the tomb.

Tutankham is a superb piece of software for the Vic-20 amidst the plethora of mediocre and poor quality titles being touted for this machine.

The game is available on cartridge form from Parker Brothers at a slightly prohibitive £29.95.