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There's something strange happening on Ipsos 3. Locals on neighbouring planets have begun to whisper loudly to strangers about whatever it is that's going on, raising their eyebrows melodramatically and affecting unconvincing West Country accents.

Things must be bad. As Agent YG30 - Y to your friends - you've been sent to investigate. You start your mission aboard the military starcruiser Centaure, where, unsurprisingly, the entire crew has been suspiciously murdered. Can you solve the mystery of Ipsos 3? Can you retrieve the all-important information about the new teleportation system and safeguard the Federation for all time? Or what?

As befits a French game, it's pretty much up to you to discover how you've actually got to play it. We're not giving anything away by saying it's a "hot-spot" graphic adventure kind of thang, where you sweep the mouse about the screen and try to find the active pixel that does interesting things when you click on it.

And - spook! - it's very, very good. The graphics, sound and spelling are, erm, typically French, and the complex plot promises plenty of brain-cell activity. It's something of an acquired taste but immensely enjoyable.