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Pinball generally translates well to he computer screen. In this one the Oliver Twins have added a rather irrelevant plot involving a wizard, a volcano and a sacred almanac.

Each of the one to three players has three lives, and must keep the ball in play using four flippers and a deal of luck. The table is littered with objects that deflect the ball or give bonuses, and you get an extra ball every 10,000 points.

To finish a screen you must first break down a wall by hitting it several times, then ring the bell that the wall was blocking.

The beauty of this pinball interpretation is its ease of control. Holding down the spacebar squeezes the spring that fires the ball into play, then Z and M control the left and right facing flippers respectively. The only other key needed is P, which pauses the game.

The graphics are colourful and well defined. The ball's motion is faithfully reproduced, although it becomes a little flickery when moving quickly and sometimes gets stuck on one side of the screen for a long time. No problem in green.

Everything about this game is polished until it shines. Yet another Code Masters cracker.