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I'm sitting here shivering in my underwear while the young lady opposite grins smugly at me. Just a minute while I switch her off.

There, now I can concentrate. I've just been playing Strip Poker, the latest import from US Gold, and I'm not doing too well this time.

The program is a conversion from the Artworx classic which I first encoutnered on the Apple II a couple of years ago. You have a choice of two opponents, Melissa or Suzi. On the cassette version, one is on each side of the tape. Since the loading time is about 15 minutes, I tended not to switch from one opponent to the other.

The two girls play different strategies and I'm not going to spoil your fun by revealing their styles. Both play a good game of Poker.

Although the graphics are good, only a real weirdo would buy the package to see naked ladies. Having managed to strip both opponents, I have to say that the magazines next to the computer mags in the average newsagents leave less to the imagination.

The cassette will only run on a 64K machine and costs £9.95. It will not work on an Atari 400 or old series 800. The loading instructions tell you to press Start while you switch on, but in fact XL owners will need to press Start and Option. The disc version costs £14.95.

Otherwise, the instructions are clear and the terminology used and relative values of the hands are explained adequately.

Ultimately, it's the quality of the game played that determines the value of a program. In this respect, I can recommend the game.

As far as I can tell it doesn't cheat, although you can cheat by not removing your own clothes when you lose. But you wouldn't do that, would you?