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After an impressive loading screen is printed in front of you, this game presents you with a specific mission in mind. There are three stages to accomplish before your mission is completed. The first thing you have to do is guide your craft along a tunnel and then, avoiding the enemy spaceship, you have to dock with an oil-rich satellite.

As the title suggests you are subject to the force of gravity and this makes control of the craft very difficult indeed. You are able to rotate the craft in either direction and thrust pushes you in the direction you are pointing, This done, you enter the satellite stage whereby you have to manoeuvre your ship to places above four fuel cells. Using your tractor beam you then pick these up - beware the UFO and bunker fire. Having collected these you return to stage one again. If you can do this four times (and with 3 lives that is quite some challenge) you finally enter the reactor stage. Here you have to collect another fuel cell - not easy - and then you move on to the next level.

In higher levels the law of gravity is reversed and at all times you must keep an eye on the fuel gauge. Gravitor is unoriginal in concept but very addictive all the same. The control keys are adequate and although the graphics are satisfactory they do not use Oric's potential to the full. Sound is impressive and with easy to follow instructions this game is better than most but is unlikely to become a classic.