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Cast aside your copies of Acornsoft's Planetoid, and hail its new successor Video's Revenge. At one third Planetoid's original price, and then JO times the addictiveness, this has to be a winner.

Video's Revenge is an exciting mixture of Space Invaders and Defender; combining vertical scrolling, a scanner situated on the right of the display, and rapid firing.

The idea is to hurtle towards each group of unsuspecting aliens, then wipe them from living memory as they appear on main screen. From time to time an alien energy balloon appears, blasting it 12 times results in its destruction, and the dispersion of an energy pack. By picking this item up you gain two extra firing turrets, which is enough to scare the socks off the most fearless of intergalactic aliens.

Achieving this status generates an overwhelming feeling of power and superiority. But don't underestimate the enemy firepower, they're bound to knock you out of the sky sooner or later, reducing you to a single turret once more.

At the beginning of the game you are supplied with three lives and energy units. Energy is lost when resorting to smart bombs or the inviso unit - a device which leaves you indestructable for a short period of time.

The graphics are stunning, the action fast, and the sound is absolutely mind-blowing. I can honestly say that it's the most addictive arcade game I've ever played on the BBC micro. It's also the cheapest. Buy it now!

M.B.