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Wheelin' Wallie must be the only game in existence where you control a man riding a unicycle. Fortunately you don't have to worry about keeping your balance - all you have to do is make sure nothing knocks you off.

Wallie keeps moving to the right of the screen while the path moves up and down. If you sit out from your cycle too far it's possible to bang your head on the ceiling and lose a life. Other hazards to be avoided are bouncing balls and a rather cheerful-looking teapot which zooms across the screen.

As if avoiding the obstacles wasn't enough, there are 'Power Pixels' scattered along the path. These must be gobbled up to score points.

If you survive long enough you have to make the water and bounce off this to reach the other side and the next level.

Now you not only have to avoid the nasties but you also find gaps in the path. Bridges span the gaps but they move backwards and forwards. If you don't time your crossing right, Wallie will end up with no road beneath him and lose yet another life. There are another four pieces of action after this.

Wheelin' Wallie has an original feel to it. OK, eating dots may not be original. But the way in which Interceptor have included this in the game adds to the challenge. All of the graphics are large, colourful and move across the screen without any jerkiness.

If the graphics are good then the sound must be superb. No real sound effects exist in the game apart from a satisfying sound as you eat the dots and a scream when you get killed. But there is an excellent piece of music that plays at the start of the game, good enough to grace even the most expensive hi-fi.

If you're looking for a new game for your Commodore then I don't think you'll be at all disappointed with Wheelin' Wallie.