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It's daggers out time I'm afraid to say. The Amiga version of Turbo OutRun, potential conversion of the year, has turned out to be nothing more than an over-typed piece of average software.

The graphics are all very nice, nice that is until they start moving; but the speed that the graphics update at barely rivals the C64 version.

The gameplay also falls pretty much flat on its face. If you're on a level with an icy road you don't expect good road handling; but I think this has been taken just a little too far when you can predict which corners you're going to career off.

On the positive side, all sixteen levels have been included, each with its own soundtrack. The open-top Ferrari, our hero and heroine terrorising the highways have been faithfully recreated, right down to the sparkling turbo. You still have the choice between manual gear change (fire to change gear up or down, and space for the turbo), or auto gear change and the fire button for the turbo.

Despite all this (which adds up to a pretty incomplete package), Turbo OutRun will undoubtedly end up a Christmas number one, or just close to it, just on the strength of name and licence. Sad when you look at other more deserving products.