As with winter games, up to eight players can participate in this competition. Each can choose a different nation to represent. The seven different events are: hurdles, swimming, skeet shooting, 100 yard dash, swimming relay, gymnastics and rowing.

First comes hurdles, where you have to run as fast as you can over a course jumping as you go. Very simple, it shouldn't pose too much of a problem.

Swimming like the hurdles, is a race against time. You gain speed by hitting the fire button on each downstroke, just as your swimmer's arm reaches the water. Turn quickly at the end of the pool by tapping the joystick left before you hit the wall. Time your strokes and turns well and you'll splash home to victory.

The 100 yard dash is another speed event. Runners line up on two parallel tracks, as in the hurdles event. When the gun goes, press fire... and away goes your sprinter. By waggling your joystick from side to side you can keep up a constant speed.

The swimming relay is basically an extension of the swimming race. Remember that each man on your team swims two lengths of the pool. As the first swimmer nears the left side of the pool, try to anticipate his arrival and tap the joystick right to cause the next swimmer to dive in.

Only one athlete competes at a time in the dymnastics event. The winner is determined by the points gained in special sequences during his routine.

The initial screen shows your gymnast ready to start his run at the pommel horse. Press the fire button to start your man running towards the horse, and as he nears it press Fire again to initiate a mount. Once mounted, your gymnast holds the pommel horse bars and circles the horse's axis in a rhythmic motion.

Various joystick movements will cause your man to perform different movements and it is these on which he is marked. Remember that you can only move the hand that is in the air, so time your movements very carefully.

The final event is the rowing. As with most of the other events, you waggle your joystick from left to right to gain speed.

This is another superb sport simulation from Epyx. All the events are a pleasure to play and I spent hours attempting - and failing - to win a gold medal.