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We make no apologies for including this game in our review section because it's quite the most stunning version of the Sega arcade game we've seen for a home computer so far.

Unfortunately, due to legal wrangles which you've read about in Games News in previous issues, it's not yet available in this country. If you want it, you'll have to write to Sega or Synapse Software Corporation in the States.

If you don't know the Zaxxon story by now - where have you been?! But here's a quick rundown of the scenario. You control a space fighter on a mission to the darkest corner of the known galaxy where the mighty robot, Zaxxon, controls armed asteroid fortresses. Your mission is to destroy the robot dictator.

To do this, you have to succeed in a death-defying raid on his fortresses - avoiding gun emplacements, rockets, guided missiles and deadly force fields. You also have to fight a deep space battle with Zaxxon's fighter squadron. Then it's time to meet the great robot himself who has a few tricks up his sleeve - literally!

This is as close as you'll get to the arcade version. Gameplay is fast and furious - and as I've already said, the graphics are simply stunning.

This must be the best action game around for the Commodore 64 at the moment. If only you could get your hands on it!

We hope that Synapse soon manage to resolve the legal problems which are preventing the sale of their excellent games software in this country.