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Domark seem to have captured a niche in the computer games market by designing games around films and books that are already well known. In The Living Daylights, you play the famous James Bond 007. The game takes you through all the major scenes of the film. In true James Bond tradition, the game consists of shooting the enemy, defending the helpless government agent, and winning the favours of the beautiful woman.

The adventure starts in Gibraltar where Bond finds himself face to face with the SAS. Then on to the Lenin People's Music Conservatory, where Bond must rescue the Russian defector Koskov and smuggle him to safety. Your mission takes you to the rooftops of Tangiers, and then into the middle of a Russian Air Base. Survive the final confrontation with the evil Brad Whittaker, and the beautiful Kara is Bond's.

Unfortunately, although it has a brilliant plot to follow and is nicely presented, I found the game quite unexciting. The first few screens remind me very much of the old fairground shooting arcades that involved firing at objects as they appear and disappear in the distance. The graphics are not particularly smooth, and Bond is a little difficult to control. This is another game that is better played with a joystick.

I was disappointed with this game, and would have expected better quality graphics and sound, considering the large amount of publicity hype that this game has been given. If you are looking for a good game this Christmas I would look elsewhere.