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Wizard Pang! Chocksaway and get gunning as the balloons start invading the countryside. They are certainly pretty things to look at, but they mean you no good at all and, if you want to survive in this excellent shootie with a difference, you'll need to grease up your trigger finger double quick.

As Pang, the fearless adventurer, your great task is to rid no fewer than seventeen countries of the drafted aerial invaders. No mean task at all. Especially when the balloons come in four different sizes, ranging from very big to very small.

Hit the big balloons and they start dividing up into smaller sizes, until they reach the smallest size. Hit the smallest balloons and you finally get rid of them for good, until the next level, that is.

Destroy all the balloons and you actually get to move onto the next level, as long as you've still got some breath left for the next onslaught.

If, on the first level and surrounded by the horrible blobs, you think all this sounds impossible, don't worry too much, as help is at hand in the form of power-up blasters.

Getting hold of harpoons and double harpoons will increase your firepower, as will the power harpoon, destroying balloons and blocks in your way.

The handy vulcan missile will help to take out a few balloons, while the dynamite will blast all of the balloons into their smallest size, leaving you to pick them off one by one.

Making good use of the clock and hourglass, you can slow the baddies down, allowing for double pot-shot power.

At the same time, watch out for the different beasties crawling around on your travels. Shoot some, but not all of them, as they may even want to help you. However, it's up to you to find out which are on your side.

Pang is a brilliantly thought out shootie, using excellent graphics on the cartridge ROM and featuring some superb sound effects.

The screen is divided neatly into play arena and status bars at the bottom of the screen, enabling you to see clearly how well, or badly, you are doing, as well as telling you just where on Earth you are.

With Special bonus points to be had for shooting all the balls of the same size, and time bonuses for quick clear-ups. Pang is a totally addictive blast from start to finish. You certainly won't put it down in a hurry and, if at first you don't succeed, you know what to do. Get back into the fray as soon as possible.

Happy hunting, and be careful out there!