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Viking Raiders is just one of the flood of games from Firebird - British Telecom's software spin-off who have entered the budget price games market. And a nice little game it is too. You take part in a battle between four Viking overlords. Four human players can fight it out - or any combination of human and computer players.

The battlefield features fjords which freeze over as the game progresses, making the movement of armies easier, although you can use all the gold you have in the Viking Savings Bank (VSB for short!) to buy longboats, armies and catapults.

The aim of the game is to move your forces around the battlefield and conquer your opponents' castles - before they do the same to you.

The characters - like Odin the Odious and Wotan the Wicked - have their own specific characteristics, and are amusing too! There is even a wicked lady Viking warrior - just as tricky as the men.

The program is well presented, with lots of useful prompts which flash up at the bottom of the screen during loading and play. The documentation is good - backed up by good instruction screens within the game itself.

The graphics are not much to write home about - but who cares when you can get an entertaining game for just £2.50. Good value, Firebird!