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Ghouls, ghoulies and bodyless skulls are your targets in Sorcery, yet another arcade adventure, and that's only the front line before you meet the evil Necromancer.

The idea is to progress along numerous screens collecting objects and magic potions while at the same time avoiding the baddies.

The problem is, not only do you have your lifespan ticking away but you're also using up your energy. And if that wasn't enough you're attacked by ghosts and ghoulies who are trying to prevent you from succeeding in your task.

All this is enough to put the cowardly off before they start but if you're made of stronger material you may well enjoy it.

Your energy level can be built up by sitting on a cauldron but this doesn't affect your time span. Subsequent screens are reached by passing through doors to the left of the picture.

As if the spooks aren't enough, there is also a river in which you'll drown should you fall in (no they don't provide life jackets). The game isn't as easy as it may seem at first because sometimes you can't pass through a door unless you have the appropriate object; finding this is a matter of trial and error.

I never actually reached the end of the game, so I can't tell you if it's worth the energy or whether you reach an anti-climax as you defeat the Necromancer, but if the game doesn't have you tearing your hair out the music certainly will.

At times the screen is so full you haven't time to read the statements at the bottom of the display so you may pass through an area not knowing where you have been or what you were holding.

Sorcery isn't a forerunner in the adventure field, but has enough action.