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This is a game involving two of my favourite game characters - Mario and Luigi. You have to destroy walls that are staggered around the screen and linked by platforms and disposable ladders.

On entering a level the screen scrolls up and down showing the play area and where the enemies and walls are. You can climb up or down ladders to get to platforms and some walls take 1, 2 or 3 knocks to destroy (you progress on destroying all the walls). There is help and hinderance, help comes from strategically placed bombs which destroy all ladders and weakens walls on a level, and doors to mislead the nasties which you can open around the screen, drums and pillars are useful for trapping the enemy but watch out for fireballs, the foreman (this guy is a real pain in the ass; he follows you around and pushes you just when you do not need it). The other zombie-like creatures are Eggplant Man, Gotschswrench and Gotchawrench Jr.

Loss of life is instantaneous on touching the creatures or fireballs.

Every four rounds there is a bonus screen; here you have to look behind twenty or so doors to find a coin that is hidden, the foreman is knocking down the doors trying to beat you to it, so you have to move some!

there is a two player option, a design mode (so you set up your own screens) and the ability to start on any of the 100 levels in the game (nice one).

I was hooked with this one, the morning I got it I played for two hours solid and got to level 18 before changing out of my jammies into some clothes!

Wrecking Crew is very playable, has plenty of levels to keep you interested, good graphics and sound and, best of all, Mario and Luigi...