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If you like Marvel comics - even though DC are better - I'd say there's a fair chance that this will be your kind of thing. It's another Scott Adams adventure game, this time featuring Spider-Man.

In your travels, you bump into many of Spiderman's foes - Doctor Octopus, Hydro-Man and Mysterio to name but three.

The big problem with Spiderman's foes is that they might just as well be blocks of stone. I tried kicking Hydro-Man and he remained inert. So, after a pause for thought I decided that jumping on him from the ceiling would probably do the trick. Still, no reaction.

Shouting abuse was equally ineffective. Perhaps I needed more points before Hydro-Man would take any notice of my kicking and foul language. Either way I felt there was a definite lack of action considering the abundance of evil arch-criminals and superheroes.

Spiderman is the second in the Questprobe series. There will be twelve games in all.

Adventure expert Keith Campbell says that each of the Marvel games are linked - though in a way not immediately obvious to the player. "To tell you might spoil your enjoyment... suffice it to say that I was once again in awe of Scott's ability to create something exciting, original and downright devious".

Scott is pretty impressed with the comic idea himself. "Adventure players are going to start reading comics again... it'll be more fun if you read the comics, but it will not be any easier," says Adams.

On the plus side, the graphics are brilliant and lose nothing in the transition from comic book to computer screen. But it takes more than a pretty picture. Can't see this rivalling the rest of Scott's output. Check the Hulk if you want a real Marvel adventure.