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This is the sequel to Pitfall and in this game you join Harry in his adventures in the lost caverns of Machu Picchu.

Included with the game is not the usual 'Rules of the Game' booklet but the diary of Pitfall Harry. This diary explains the objectives of the game.

Harry has been sent to the underground cavern in Peru along with his niece Rhonda and Quickclaw the cat. The ern, we are told in the diary, is a complex maze and Rhonda and Quickclaw: have disappeared. A plea is sent out from Harry to you to come and join him to try and find missing friends. Subterranean creatures are in the maze because the Raj diamond was stolen a century ago and hidden in the ancient labyrinth.

In your travels you have to try and find this, as well as a stone-age rat - a large university wants it for research - and bars of stolen U.S. gold.

Harry's contract only requires the recovery of Rhonda, Quickclaw and the diamond, but extra points are earned if you also help him find and gather together the other objects.

Dangers in the maze include green poisonous frogs, mauve coloured bats, condors, electric eels, albino scorpions and dark voids of fathomless depths.

Red crosses are useful as they help you along your adventure. You can read Harry's theory on these crosses in his diary.

Balloons, or specimen bags that Rhonda has steam filled, act as cross-cavern transport. You can hang onto these and float above the ledge and then when a bat bursts the balloon you gently fall to the ground.

You and Harry are given an advance of 4,000 points as soon as you begin the adventure. Extra points are rewarded for capturing objects and points are lost when you succumb to a hazard or unintentionally fall.

I liked the idea of the diary. It was well laid out and adds to the game. The graphics are very good, I especially liked the frogs, and fast, exciting music can be heard

I always find you need a lot of patience for maze and adventure games - if you do have this virtue I would recommend you to buy Pitfall 2.