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Probably because of tempus fugit the reactions are not so good as they were some, well never you mind how many years back, but I do so easily get bored with looking at the same picture for time on end with little success whilst so doing.

Yes, for the most part the graphics are excellent, particularly the motorcyclists. The landscape is one big bore, no stands or pits flashing by - just a backcloth of purple 'snowcapped' hills moving across the rear of the picture, which is swathed with a wide green track edged with red and white. How about an option to change the colour scheme on future games releases?

You start on the front of the grid, pole position. The red, orange, green lights flash. Two presses on * and you're away, with pre race instructions to knock as many of those who are tearing up at you at a rate much faster than you from behind, off their machines. Green teardrops light up in the top right hand corner of the screen informing you of your success at - or lack of! - dismounting those unfortunate to have run into the back of you!

Meanwhile all those you missed, in my case some 99% of the field, have zoomed past you. More suddenly they are overtaking you and by some phenomenon I have yet to understand are travelling backwards towards you. This I think is actually you travelling faster than the others but one doesn't get that impression!

Anyway, no odds as before you know it you have run into the back of another racer and your bike comes to a virtual stop and you, in one of the versions, tumble over the handle bars. After 30 minutes of trying, I was unable to do better than 48th out of a field of 60. To move on to another venue other than Le Mans you need to finish in the top seven, something I will have to leave to the more agile.

Conclusion: a reaction skill game which I'm certain will appeal to many, despite the paucity of graphics detail.