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Believe me, Wings Of War from Salamander is a stunner!

The instruction booklet starts innocently enough. "Lt. Roger Wilcoe looked rather smart in his new German uniform. He stared at the ground far below as he swung gently on the straps of his parachute. It seemed incredible that mere hours ago he had been lounging in the officers' mess, playing chess with Out, the wonder dog."

What can be said about Salamander adventures that has not already been said? Their anti-heroes of the computer world are, without a doubt, mad! One cannot fail to laugh at the introduction to the latest hero, Lt. Roger Wilcoe (over and out).

The object of the game is that you, the brave adventurer, must bring back the following goods from German-occupied France: Black Box, Ignition Switch, Blueprint, Operation Guide, Manual and The Bomb.

Easy, huh? Well, this is not a job that will take a couple of days - more like a month.

In playing this adventure, you know what to do, but cannot easily find the way to achieve your objectives! The vocabulary takes a little while to get used to, but I found the more I played, the easier it becomes to hit upon the correct command.

Although not the easiest adventure around, it is worth persisting with, as it is, to my mind, the best Salamander adventure I have played - and I have played the lot!

Many characters are to be found in the game and one such is the commandant who just sits in his office until you say a word. Which word I will leave you to discover!

Another character is the officer who follows you on your travels around the game. I think he must have a secret ambition to be a shadow, as he even follows you into the toilet!

Not surprisingly, perhaps, of all the rooms in this adventure I have so far visited, the room without any exits is the hardest to escape.

In the room is a glass bust which, when broken, gives off laughing gas. If one doesn't act quickly, it soon becomes anything but a laughing matter, as further progress in the game is stopped. To escape this fate, one must mask one's fears.

I can recommend this game to anyone who enjoys a good but not too serious adventure and I look forward to the sequel, White Cliffs Of Dover.

Play Wings Of War and join me in the fight to win the war. Of the six objects needed, I have only two so far. I wonder how C&VG adventurers will fare?

Wings Of War is for Dragon 32, BBC B and Oric, from Salamander Software, priced at £7.95.