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My word! Good Lord! Great Gurianos! In this Taito coin-op conversion it is you who play the strangely-named Great Gurianos. Armed with a razor-sharp sword and topping carbon-chrome shield, you must stroll across the scrolly levels avoiding flying weaponry and doing battle with great warriors.

Using joystick and function keys, you can raise and lower both your shield and sword. When fireballs, bricks and suchlike fly towards you, fend them off with your shield. At the end of each stage, a warrior not unlike yourself appears who you must kill, employing your sword to attack and using your shield to block his swipes.

The spites are huge and the sound forgettable but there's enough playability in this simplistic reaction tester to make it worth your while.

Monstrous great sprites and varied backdrops are visually pleasing. Gameplay though is dead simple so if you're a bit of a boffin, think twice.