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Two dangerous vehicles for the price of one? Can't go wrong, can you? In Xenon, you've got to scroll your way up a screen filled with nasty aliens, gun towers and big metal things. Sounds tough. Well nothing's too tough for your fave miserly reviewer (except unnecessary expenditure), so I cracked into the game with gusto.

You must swap between driving the tank (which must avoid ground obstacles) and the jet fighter (which must avoid anything flying through the air). The skill is juggling these two modes whilst still blasting away at all possible targets.

The big bonus with Xenon are the collectables. There are dozens of wonderful weapons, special shields and purposeful pods to grab, and every time you get another one, you're that bit harder. Yes, I like this sort of game.

The thing about Xenon it isn't particularly fast, but it's very smooth and is set at just the right addictiveness and difficulty levels. You'll keep coming back to it when you should be doing your homework or going to bed or whatever (which could cause a few family-related problems).

If you're in the market for a good vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up, it's time to ignore your conscience, screw up your courage and extract £3.99 from the shoebox to play Xenon.