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Water sports seem to be all the rage at the moment with two splish-splash games reviewed this month.

Canoeing can be a tricky business at the best of times and the addition of a C64 makes it no easier. To paddle your computerised canoe, you move the joystick from left to right - Decathlon-style.

The key to Shoot The Rapids is to get into a nice steady rhythm. Thankfully you don't need to shake the living daylights out of your joystick to build up speed.

Added complications are the clock that ticks away as you struggle to get your kayak through the barriers, the motor launch that appears on later screens, and the beaver who bobs up and down.

A good deal of technique is required to paddle the canoe and get it around the bends in the river. Full marks to New Generation for a highly playable game.