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Hoorah! Puffy's back. You all remember our fluffy friend. He appeared on our cover disk many issues ago, and now he's bouncing back with a vengeance. Puffy's Saga (69%, Issue Four) needs you to guide him (or the girly version named Puffin) around the Gauntlet-type mazes. On the way you'll encounter fire-breathing dragons and blood-sucking blobs, to name but a few of the adversaries.

The aim of the game is very simple: make your way through the levels, collecting keys, opening doors and generally looking after yourself.

Puffy's Saga was obviously modelled on Gauntlet, and it bears a lot of visual similarities. The main difference is the cute sound effects such as "Yeum!" and "Puffy, you will die!" which add a great sense of fun. Although it looks good and sounds good, it plays quite tediously. Simply plodding around a maze, getting lost and resetting your computer in frustration isn't my idea of fun.