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James Pond, the cod with an attitude, the non-floundering fish, the piscine with pzazz, has recently resurfaced in his sequel Robocod. But this game was his debut, a game of lobster-rescuing, crab-avoiding (ahem) and lots of hidden extras.

Pondy has to embark on twelve missions with wonderfully daft titles like "Licence to Bubble" and "Leak and Let Die", each with a different aim: blowing up oil rigs, rescuing seals, recovering gold bars. They're all set underwater (natch) and each has the common thread of being infested by pesky crustaceans, molluscs and bivalves that get in James' way and make his job all the harder.

James Pond doesn't pretend to be more than a fun arcade platformy affair and it's great if you treat it as such. There are loads of bonuses and lives to be picked up, sub-games (if you can find them) and mucho silliness. Thank cod for James Pond.