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Caesar is guarding the larder from the hordes of hungry mice that eat up all the food. He must patrol the shelves, pouncing on each unsuspecting mouse and remove it from the larder. Caesar has complete freedom of the larder, being able to walk along each shelf and also able to jump up or down from shelf to shelf. To control his movements either a joystick or the keyboard can be used, the keys are well chosen for ease of use.

The mice in the larder do not stay in one place. If they see Caesar approaching, they will disappear as fast as lightning, so you must be quick in order to catch them. When you catch a mouse, you will see a door appear in one part of the screen through which you must exit with the mouse. The door is not always in the same position and it is often difficult to recognise - so you must always be alert.

You get points for every mouse removed from the larder; black mice are worth 300 points, blue mice are worth 500 points and red mice are worth 700 points. There are ten mice of each colour. You start the game with 1000 points which gradually gets less as time passes, but if Caesar stops moving, your score will disappear in no time at all.

There are other penalties to watch out for. If you knock the crockery off the shelves you lose 1,000 points, and if you knock off the red jar, the game is over. Caesar will also lose 100 points every time he bangs his head against the wall.

Sound difficult? Well it is, but it is also great fun. The graphics are very amusing and Caesar himself is the centrepiece. Caesar The Cat is a must for all Spectrum owners.