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Balloons abound in Pang, but it ain't no party. Bubble-bursting bedlam awaits in fifty exotic locations around the world. You control a small Chinese 'bubble-hunter' armed with only a simple harpoon gun. Life isn't all a bed of roses for our little friend though, as these balloons hurt. Fortunately there are bonus weapons aplenty to help him out as well as a nifty simultaneous two player option.

But this too has its own advantages and disadvantages - you can certainly do with the help, but can you deal with the competition?

Simplicity is the spice of life - and Pang is best described as a mixture of Asteroids and Arkanoid, and because it's so simple and unfussy the urge to have 'just one more go' is ever present.

Despite the relative anonymity of the coin-op, Ocean France has gone to great pains to recreate the look and feel of the machine as accurately as possible. The whole attract sequence has been squeezed in, along with the 'cute' intermission pictures shown between levels.

The graphics are detailed and pleasantly colourful, and there are plenty of olly tunes to accompany the fun. All in all, Pang is a refreshing blast from your arcade past with enough original elements to let you play it without feeling old. Good, clean fun for all the family.

There aren't any major differences here. Pang on the ST looks and plays just like the Amiga incarnation.

With all major graphics and sound cards supported, this one's every bit as entertaining as its cousins.