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Yet more ammunition for your 16K! Basically this is a maze chase-and-seek game, but for the jaded palate there are slides, trampolines and transporters that provide opportunities for a bit more fun.

You, a mouse, must retrieve five diamonds from the course and avoid capture by one or two rats according to the level. Bonus letters float across the screen; these can be picked up during the slapstick chase. You can be pushed into the river nine times before the familiar 'GAME OVER' appears, so you should at least make screen two with minimal practice.

To evaluate: Bongo is an uprated ladder-maze game with run-of-the-mill sonics, decent use of colour, good animation of bold graphics; there's a two-player option and a fully expanded screen. The fun depends on the skill you are able to develop and the application you bring to the game. A worthy addition to the genre... and yes, it is addictive.