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Take care, the frobblies are out to get you. Yes, frobblies, and if you want to know what they are you'll have to play the game.

You are the Guzzler who has to move round a maze, collecting keys which will gain you entrance to cells which are full of food. Once you've eaten the food you need the assistance of Deflator Denis to help you slim down otherwise you won't get through the narrower areas of the maze.

You can only meet Denis on the border, but do take care as he's a little two-faced and if you should bump into him while you are slim he kills you.

Unfortunately, as with all these games, your life isn't meant to be easy. The frobblies have an obvious dislike for guzzlers and will do all they can to prevent you filling up.

If you manage to eat your way through four food cells a "letter on legs" called Bonus Barry will appear, and yes, you've guessed, he will give you bonus points if you can reach him before Denis does.

As an aid you are given five time bombs to blow up the frobblies, and yourself if you're not quick enough. The idea is to drop a bomb with the fire button and then run. Hopefully, the bomb will halt the pursuing frobbly and allow you to run past him. Extra bombs are gained every three screens.

You can earn extra lives throughout the game depending on the number of points you have gained. There is a facility to change the points needed before you gain a life and you can also change the time lapse on the time bombs, and the number of guzzlers you start with.

The maze alters after every screen, making the game less monotonous than it would be otherwise. The number of frobblies alters after every three screens and they also tend to get a little more energetic.

The graphics and music are only average for the Commodore, though you do get a short rendering of "Nobody does it better" if you get on the score table.

Those of you who enjoy Pacman may find it difficult to put away.