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This adventure, you might not be surprised to hear, is based on Enid Blyton's whizzo adventures of the gang, and is full of those predictable camp and naive phrases. The gang are on holiday with their cousin George (who's a girl, by the way, but who really wants to be a boy) next to the seaside. After a good explore and a meal or three, they soon discover the treasure island and get up to all sorts of mischief, the naughty little minxes.

In play the game is quite limited, the parser being nowhere near the standard you'd expect for a '90s adventure and more akin to those old Spectrum adventures (fourth and final mention, honest).

The half-screen graphics are pleasing enough but nothing special, and the whole thing is rather disappointing, particularly considering it's the first official game licence from the Enid Blyton estate. It may suit younger children, but they may have quite a bit of trouble with the outdated parser. Doubtless there'll be follow-ups. Let's hope they do it a little better.