Xanadu Cottage and Ebony Tower, two text adventures on a single cassette make up this bargain release.

In Ebony Tower, you must search for and exterminate a dragon, releasing a ransomed pixie king on the way. In Xanadu Cottage you are not told your mission. These are text-only adventures, although Ebony Tower has one or two simple sound effects.

Of the two adventures, I much preferred Xanadu. It has meaty location descriptions and the author displays some humour. For example: should you attempt to climb a tree in the ancient oak woodland, a branch will snap off whereupon an irate conservationist will emerge from the bracken and beat you over the head with it.

The plot involves a deserted cottage from which you start exploring. As with most adventures, there's an underground maze to be mapped. This labyrinth has a nasty ace up its sleeve. Dropping an object, to mark each room uniquely, is out - the article falls into an underground river and is swept away.

Ebony Tower is more suitable for the tyro adventurer, although it does have some interesting puzzles.

Both games on the one cassette at under £8 represents good value.