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Quicksilva games have a good reputation, and this keeps it up. Your objective is to get across the river to pick fruit on the other side. To do this you use the rare Purpilioius Tortilious as stepping stones. However, the KPT has a nasty habit of suddenly sinking to the bottom of the river when least expected, and you may consequently end up in the drink. The PT then floats back up to the surface.

Once you reach the other side of the river, you collect your fruit (which change as the skill levels go up), and then make your wary way back across by the same route. Each time you return successfully laden, an owl in the tree behind you gobbles the fruit and squawks for more. So off you go again.

Life not being as simple as one would wish, the turtles start to sink two at a time as the skill level go up, thus making your crossing infinitely more dangerous, and much wetter if you miss. However, there are no man-eating nasties lurking below the surface, so one must be grateful for small mercies.

This is a well thought-out program with superb graphics, colour and sound. Very simple to play, but highly recommended.