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Step back in time to the good old days of Julius Caesar and Ben Hur, when more people flocked to watch the chariot races than they do the F.A. Cup Final.

Amidst the noise and dust, four teams thunder around the arena in a perilous bid for fame and fortune - the prize money could be as much as 60,000 sesterces (about 25p in these days of inflation). Great skill is needed to guide your chariot round the course at an ever-increasing speed, avoiding other competitors and raising your score by pushing them into the wall.

To start with, the opposing chariots are very well-behaved but as the score goes up, you'd better look out. Don't go too slowly or the crowd gets angry and starts throwing fireballs onto the track. It is fatal to run over one of these and survival at a low speed is very difficult.

This is a superb game for one or two players, the only snag being that it is keyboard only, and those who have a distinct inability to distinguish their left from their right will be in dire trouble with the emperor - if they succeed in getting round the first lap, that is! Realistic sound and good graphics - all squeezed into the unexpanded Vic - marvellous!