Cu*ber from Tom Mix involves directing a cuddly looking orange creature of the same name around a pyramid of cubes. The object is to change the colour of each of the cubes to the "target" colour, displayed at the top of the screen, by hopping on them.

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On the lower screens only, one or two hops are required to change a cube to the correct colour. However, as the game progresses, the cubes change colour every time you hop on them, even if they were the correct colour to start with.

Various nasties exist to try and stop you. These include balls of assorted colours. Vipers, Dorks (!) and Nurds (!!), some of which are fatal to touch, others do things like changing the colour of the cubes they jump on, just to make things worse. Jumping on a green ball causes all of the nasties to freeze, allowing Cu*ber a few seconds respite.

The player has three lives, and when one is lost by touching something that shouldn't be touched Cu*ber emits a burbling noise and mutters "!#?*" (in a speech bubble) under his breath. I suppose it's nice to find an alien that's human for a change (?).

The graphics are as good as PMODE3 allows, although the movement is rather jerky, and not up to the author, Tom Mix's usual standards. The sound effects too are a bit limited, consisting mainly of "boing" and "squelch" noises. The overall effect however is good, and compared to some of the games currently on the market. Cu*ber scores well.