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This is an arcade-type game. I had no trouble in loading it once I had cleaned the heads and pinch roller of my cassette - a task I find frequently necessary. The game is relatively fast.

At first I thought the game was very simple, but soon fond that a great deal of mental agility was required. The player controls a space hip which can be moved forwards or rotated clockwise or anti-clockwise. The ship fires at 'robotic space pirates' and the player gains a point for each pirate destroyed. The pirates will destroy your ship if they get near enough, or they will steal your 'life pods'.

If your space ship is destroyed then a life pod will re-incarnate it! Adequate, clear instructions were included. The game is in black and white, but the graphics were fairly impressive, and the sound effects were good. I always feel that more use could be made of sound on the BBC Micro.

At £8.00 I thought the game was expensive, but it's good fun and addictive.