I have to keep reminding you out there but these days any Vic release has to be taken seriously and, if it passes muster, it should be snapped up.

"The fate of the world is in your hands," it says on the press release... oh good, I rather hoped it would be. Aided by text book kapows and energy particle pixels you have to blast your way through three fairly standard galacic armadas and one novel screen.

Kamikazes populate the first phase which give way to hovering bombers are your mopping up exercise. Surprisingly enough, screen three forces you to zap away replicas of your own craft before meeting the final terror. Placed inside a rectangle you need to dodge the slowly decaying laser beams of the X,Y zappers. Pick your way with care as you try to pack in the killer punch... an interesting challenge, that one.

Ideal for latecomers to the galactic battlefront, representing blindingly good value to trigger happy Vic owners, with a two player option thrown in.