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This is an Amiga classic, a landmark game even, but time hasn't been kind. Once-glorious graphics took only 'quite good' now, revealing the gameplay to be about as generic as these Psygnosis walk-about-and-kill-things games ever get. Not that this makes it a bad game, just - compared to the stuff we're seeing now - very average indeed.

So how does it work? Well, the plot has you changed into an ugly beast by a bunch of evil locals and out to seek your revenge - something which tends to result in a good deal of running, punching, kicking and, a rather sizeable amount of disk accessing. Not that it's bad during play (not compared to Shadow Of The Beast 2 anyway, which was a complete nightmare) but loading up again between games takes an age.

Interesting looking weirdies, collectable weapons and lives, and a decently-sized play area provide acceptable but undistinguished gameplaying fare - you'll have fun, but to really appreciate this one you have to imagine it appearing at a time when most Amiga releases were straight ST ports, and something this good-looking was enough to make everyone really sit up and take notice.

It's not a bad budget buy for all that though. It's not easy, and while climbing ladders, dodging killer spears and jogging along a lot might not see too many hearts a-racing now, you could do much worse. And you are buying a genuine piece of Amiga games history here, after all. Very much of its time, but not bad for all that.

Good to look at, easy to control but a limited number of lives and very seen-it-all-before gameplay limit the appeal somewhat. Still, it's a landmark game.